Determination of the limiting values of the laser parameters to heat treatment of powder carbon steels surface

Abstract

The microstructure and microhardness of the surface layer of powder steels PA-ZhGr with different porosity are studied in comparison with cast steel U10 after laser treatment (LT) with a 1 kW fiber laser in argon. Using thermal modeling, the geometric dimensions of the laser exposure zones formed in the area of the laser exposure were calculated and experimentally confirmed, and the mechanisms of their formation were proposed. The boundary values of the integral criterion for the parameters of laser influence for the heat treatment of carbon powder steels are established.