Abstract
The thermal effects of fibre laser surface treatment of a ZrO2 engineering ceramic were studied using finite element analysis (FEA). Temperature increases on the surface and in the bulk of the ZrO2 during fibre laser processing were measured. FEA was then used to model the flow and distribution of the radiated heat resulting from the fibre laser surface treatment. Data obtained from a thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) analysis and the FEA model predictions was used to map the phase transformations in the ZrO2 resulting from fibre laser surface treatment. The mapping revealed that the fibre laser surface treatment generally resulted in a phase transformation of the ZrO2 from the M state to a mixture of T+C during fibre laser irradiation and from T+C to T followed by the M state during solidification.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 36th International MATADOR Conference |
Editors | S Hinduja, L Li |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag London Ltd. |
Pages | 539-542 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781849964326 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781849964319 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- finite element analysis
- fibre laser
- traverse speed
- finite element analysis model
- finite element analysis result