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Surface Modification of a WC–3% Co Hard Alloy by Powerful Nanosecond UV Laser Pulses

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The quality of a hard WC–3% Co alloy after surface modification by focused UV laser beams is studied. Melting traces 1–3 μm in size are found on the alloy surface in the treated zone at a radiation energy density E ≥ 1.6 J/cm2. An increase in the radiation intensity to E ≈ 6.2 J/cm2 results in an increase in the cobalt concentration on the surface from 7 to 10% along with a decrease in the carbon concentration from 33 to 18%.

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The authors are grateful to E.E. Ashkinazi for kindly presented hard alloy samples and useful discussions.

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This work was carried out using the equipment of the Center for Collective Use of Tver State University in terms of state assignments nos. 0057-2019-0005 and 0817-2020-0007.

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  1. Institute for Electrophysics and Electric Power, Russian Academy of Sciences, 191186, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Yu. A. Zheleznov, T. V. Malinskiy, S. I. Mikolutskiy, V. E. Rogalin, Yu. V. Khomich & V. A. Yamshchikov

  2. Tver State University, 170100, Tver, Russia

    I. A. Kaplunov & A. I. Ivanova

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Zheleznov, Y.A., Malinskiy, T.V., Mikolutskiy, S.I. et al. Surface Modification of a WC–3% Co Hard Alloy by Powerful Nanosecond UV Laser Pulses. Russ. Metall. 2021, 373–376 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036029521040364

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