In recent years, surface modification by laser alloying and cladding has attracted much attention of turbine blade manufacturers to circumvent erosion and improve the service life. Most of the past and ongoing research on application of laser cladding for turbine components was confined to structural applications. Information on the use of laser cladding for erosion resistance improvement of turbine blades is scarce. This book provides a comprehensive experimental detail on methodology of laser cladding of commercial turbine blades using carbide reinforced intermetallic matrix composites. The...