1st Edition
Tailoring of Engineering Material Properties through Laser Cladding Metallurgical, Mechanical and Tribological Properties
1. Introduction
Raj Kumar Durairaj, Natarajan Jeyaprakash, and Che‑Hua Yang
2. Overall View of the Laser Cladding Process
S. Pradeep Kumar, K. Nirmal Kumar, S. Martin Vinoth, P. Marimuthu, and P. Dinesh Babu
3. Hybrid Laser Cladding Process
V. Lakshmanan, D. Manikandan, and S. Hari Prasadh
4. Repair of Engineering Components through Laser Cladding
Natarajan Jeyaprakash, Sundara Subramanian Karuppasamy, and Che‑Hua Yang
5. Modification of Ceramic Material through Laser Cladding Process
Govindarajan Prabu, Ibrahim A. Alnaser, Natarajan Jeyaprakash, and Che‑Hua Yang
6. Corrosion Resistance Improvement through Laser Cladding Techniques
Natarajan Jeyaprakash, Sundara Subramanian Karuppasamy, Ibrahim A. Alnaser, and Che‑Hua Yang
7. High‑Temperature Oxidation of Laser Cladding Material
T. Sathies, N. Jayanth, and B. Mallikarjuna
8. Influence of Laser Cladding on Mechanical Properties
Govindarajan Prabu, Ibrahim A. Alnaser, Natarajan Jeyaprakash, and Che‑Hua Yang
9. Residual Stress in Laser Cladding Material
B. Mallikarjuna, Aditya Kumar, N. Jayanth, and T. Sathies
10. Impact of Alloying Element on Wear Resistance through Laser Cladding
T. Satish Kumar and Titus Thankachan
11. Effect of Laser Cladding on Fatigue Property
Natarajan Jeyaprakash, Sundara Subramanian Karuppasamy, and Che‑Hua Yang
12. Laser Cladding: Industrial Application
Jayanth N, Sathies T, Mallikarjuna B, and Ananthakumar K
Biography
Natarajan Jeyaprakash is an Associate Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department, Global College of Engineering and Technology, Muscat, Oman. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Anna University, Chennai, India, in 2006 and 2009, respectively, and a PhD in production engineering in 2018 at the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. He teaches various postgraduate courses in automotive, mechanical, manufacturing, and laser ultrasound and conducts academic research and consultancy.
Govindarajan Prabu is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Graduate Institute of Manufacturing Technology, National Taipei University of Technology. He earned MTech and doctoral degrees at the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. His areas of research include tribology, wear, friction, laser surface treatment, and mechanical characterization.
Che‑Hua Yang is a Professor at the Graduate Institute of Manufacturing Technology, National Taipei University of Technology. He earned a bachelor’s degree at the National Taiwan University in 1984 and master’s and PhD degrees in 1989 and 1991, respectively, at Johns Hopkins University. He has previously been Vice President of National Taipei University of Technology and Director of its Additive Manufacturing Center for Mass Customization Production.
