Analysis of temperature distribution during fibre laser surface treatment of a zirconia engineering ceramic

P. P. Shukla, J. Lawrence

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 36th International MATADOR Conference
EditorsS Hinduja, L Li
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherSpringer-Verlag London Ltd.
Pages539-542
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781849964326
ISBN (Print)9781849964319
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • finite element analysis
  • fibre laser
  • traverse speed
  • finite element analysis model
  • finite element analysis result

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