Laser Metal Deposition Process of Metals, Alloys, and Composite Materials (Hardcover)

1 Introduction.- 2 Background of laser metal deposition process.- 3 Laser basics and laser material interactions.- 4 Laser metal deposition process, solidification mechanism and microstructure formation.- 5 Processing parameters in laser metal deposition process.- 6 Laser metal deposition of metals and alloys.- 7 Laser metal deposition of composites and functionally graded materials.- 8 Areas of application of laser metal deposition process.- 9 Laser metal deposition for repair.- 10 Research advancements in laser metal deposition process.- 11 Laser metal deposition of titanium alloy and titanium alloy composite: case studies.- 12 Summary.- 13 References.- 14 Index.