Abstract
Aluminium 7178 samples were prepared and irradiated with Nd:YAG laser. The surfaces of exposed samples were investigated using optical microscopy, which revealed that the surface morphology of the samples is changed drastically as a function of laser shots. It is revealed from the micrographs that the laser heat effected area increases with the increase in the number of the laser pulses. Furthermore morphological and mechanical properties were studied using XRD and Vickers hardness testing. XRD study shows an increasing trend in Grain size with the increasing number of laser shots. And the hardness of the samples as a function of the laser shots shows that the hardness first increases and then it decreases gradually. It was observed that the grain size has no pronouncing effect on the hardness. Hardness profile has a decreasing trend with the increase in linear distance from the boundary of the laser heat affected area.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 046525 |
| Journal | Materials Research Express |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |