Research Article

Direct Laser Cladding of Cobalt on Ti-6Al-4V with a Compositionally Graded Interface

Table 1

Summary of Young’s Modulus of as-received Ti-6Al-4V and direct laser clad Co on Ti-6Al-4V without any interlayer and with a 30 μm copper interlayer.

Sample historyYoung’s modulus (GPa)

Ti-6Al-4V114
Interface of cobalt clad on titanium without copper interlayer130–150
Interface of cobalt clad on titanium with a 30 μm copper interlayer140–240