▁Adv antages ▁▁ ▁Best ▁technique ▁for ▁co ating ▁any ▁shape ▁=> ▁increase ▁life - time ▁of ▁we aring ▁parts . ▁ ▁Part icular ▁dispos itions ▁for ▁repair ing ▁parts ▁( ide al ▁if ▁the ▁m ould ▁of ▁the ▁part ▁no ▁longer ▁exist ▁or ▁too ▁long ▁time ▁needed ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁fabric ation ). ▁ ▁Most ▁su ited ▁technique ▁for ▁grad ed ▁material ▁application . ▁ ▁Well ▁adapted ▁for ▁near - net - shape ▁manufact uring . ▁ ▁Low ▁dil ution ▁between ▁track ▁and ▁substr ate ▁( un like ▁other ▁w eld ing ▁processes ▁and ▁strong ▁met all urg ical ▁bond . ▁ ▁Low ▁de formation ▁of ▁the ▁substr ate ▁and ▁small ▁heat ▁affected ▁zone ▁( HA Z ). ▁ ▁High ▁cool ing ▁rate ▁=> ▁fine ▁micro structure . ▁ ▁A ▁lot ▁of ▁material ▁flex ibility ▁( met al , ▁cer am ic , ▁even ▁polym er ). ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁part ▁is ▁free ▁of ▁crack ▁and ▁por os ity . ▁ ▁Comp act ▁technology . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Add itive ▁manufact uring ▁ ▁All - C lad ▁ ▁Co pper - cl ad ▁al umin um ▁wire ▁ ▁Co pper - cl ad ▁steel ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : L aser ▁applications ▁Category : Met al working <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁men ' s ▁K - 1 ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁event ▁was ▁an ▁individual ▁k ay aking ▁event ▁conducted ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁C ano eing ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁program .