PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Švec, Martin
AU  - Dvořák, Libor
TI  - Optimizing Process Parameters during the Creation of Powder Laser Weld Cladding Coatings from a Nickel Alloy
DP  - 2025 Nov 11
TA  - Manufacturing Technology Journal
PG  - 540--548
VI  - 25
IP  - 4
AID - 10.21062/mft.2025.047
IS  - 12132489
AB  - Nowadays, increasing emphasis is placed on the production of parts using additive technologies, particularly for alloys that are difficult to process. In addition to standard additive technologies, such as Selective Laser Melting (SLM), other additive technologies are increasingly being used, including Directed Energy Deposition (DED). DED offers several advantages and is utilized both for producing entire components and for repairing damaged parts through weld cladding. In this study, the possibility of weld cladding of nickel-based hard alloys using DED was tested using a laser as the energy source to melt the additive material. The tests performed showed that selected nickel alloys, suitable for mould repair, are difficult to weld. Therefore, the experiments sought optimal process parameters and defined the accompanying technological operations in order to produce a crack-free weld cladding.