Laser heat treatment of nickel-based alloys – a review

In this paper researches which focus on laser heat treatment of nickel-based alloys are reviewed. Studies published from 1970s until today are taken into consideration. Publications which focus on influence of laser thermal processing on surface layer condition both on solid materials and pre-deposited coatings are described. Laser technologies in which additional materials are delivered during the process are not considered. In order to focus on studies investigating microstructural changes resulting mainly from material remelting, laser shock processing is also disregarded.

Optimum pattern choice of optical circuits for problems of steel products laser thermal processing by example of railway wheels

Within the limits of the paper a comparative analysis of optical circuit different patterns which can be used jointly with fiber lasers for the problem of laser thermal treatment of dimension solids of rotation.

Two-stage Laser Thermal Processing of Nanoparticle Inks on Flexible Substrates for High Performance Electronics

ABSTRACTZinc oxide is a promising semiconductor film for active devices on flexible substrates, and synthesis routes using nanoparticle inks enable greater variety of applications. We introduce and characterize a two-step transient laser annealing process to create fully densified zinc oxide films from nanoparticle ink precursors. A low temperature sub-millisecond calcining step to remove solvent and organic stabilizing ligands was followed by a high-temperature pulsed laser sintering step to form densified 50-100 nm thin films with resistivities of 10-1 to 10-3 Ω-cm. Film microstructures can be varied between crystalline and amorphous without significant film damage by adjusting the fluence of the high-temperature sintering step. These processes would be compatible with a variety of nanoparticle species, deposition methods, and patterning methods, including roll-to-roll processing paradigms.