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Materials and Manufacturing | Laser repair of railway cast components

Materials and Manufacturing

Laser repair of railway cast components

CRRC QINGDAO SIFANG ROLLING STOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO.,LTD / CSIRO (Nazmul Alum)

Laser repair of railway cast components

Research summary

When casting steel components, defects can occur which can be a significant problem to fix or replace. In response, CRRC and CSIRO investigated the potential for these defects to be repaired by a high power (4 kW) industrial system using a high-power laser beam as a heat source to melt compatible metal powder blown into the laser beam.

Start/end date

27 August 2018 to 31 March 2020

Key achievements

  • The project team developed a robotic process to repair casting defects of railway components by rapid laser repair.
  • A number of metal powder compositions were prepared and assessed to determine the composition and laser parameters to repair defects, resulting in a crack free repair with mechanical properties matching that of the original defect-free cast component.
  • Model investigation was also employed to predict residual stresses and cracking behaviour in the laser repaired zones. These studies have provided enough confidence for the laser technology to be applied in industrial applications.

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