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Excimer Laser Processing of Tool Steel: Tribological Effects of Multiple Pulse Processing and Ti Alloying

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

T. R. Jervis ,
M. Nastasi ,
A. J. Griffin Jr. ,
T. G. Zocco ,
T. N. Taylor  and
S. R. Foltyn
T. R. Jervis
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
M. Nastasi
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
A. J. Griffin Jr.
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
T. G. Zocco
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
T. N. Taylor
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
S. R. Foltyn
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
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Abstract

Excimer lasers were used to modify the surface of AISI type A-7 tool steel, a high C, high V, high Cr material used in many cutting applications. Multiple pulses of laser radiation at 248 nm were used to alter the composition of the surface alloy. Hardness and modulus were not significantly affected by the treatment, but friction in dry sliding against an alumina pin was reduced. The reduction was small but persistent for multiply melted and resolidified surfaces. These surfaces showed a marked increase in the surface Cr concentration. Greater reductions in friction were obtained from a Ti rich surface layer formed by laser mixing an evaporated Ti layer into the material. The friction coefficient of the Ti alloyed surface deteriorated after approximately 1,000 cycles, indicating wear-through of the modified surface. The observed properties will be discussed in terms of the excimer laser modification process and the microstructure and composition of the resulting surfaces.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 397: Symposium B – Advanced laser Processing of Materials-Fundamentals and Applications , 1995 , 531
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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