Microstructure and thermal physical parameters of Ni60-Cr3C2 composite coating by laser cladding

To satisfy performance and long life requirements for hot forging die, Ni60-Cr₃C₂ composite coatings were prepared on the high-speed steel W₆Mo₅Cr₄V₂ using laser cladding technology. Laser clad coatings with different ratios of Ni60:Cr₃C₂ were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and microhardness tester, respectively. Specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity were measured by Laser Thermal Constant Meter. Thermal expansion coefficient and elastic modulus were measured by Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyzer and Electro-Hydraulic Servocontrolled Testing System, respectively. The results indicated that Ni60+50wt% Cr₃C₂ composite coating had dense and homogeneous structure, as well as a metallurgical bonding with the substrate. With the increase of Cr₃C₂ content, volume of chromium-containing compounds in the composite coating increased, microhardness increased and microstructure refined. The thermal physical parameters results showed that Ni60+ 50wt% Cr₃C₂ composite coating was overall worse than W₆Mo₅Cr₄V₂, but had a higher hot yield strength to alleviate hot fatigue and surface hot wear of hot forging die during hot forging and thus improve the service life of hot forging die.     

Influence of oxides on high velocity arc sprayed Fe-Al／Cr3C2 composite coatings

Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings were sprayed on low steel by high velocity arc spraying(HVAS) technology. The influences of oxides on erosion, corrosion and wear behavior for high velocity arc sprayed Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings were studied. The results show that HVAS-sprayed Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings have good erosion, heat corrosion and wear resistance. The erosion resistance improves with the increase of the temperature. On one hand, the ferrous oxides are incompact, so they peel off the surface of the coatings easily during the high temperature erosion. On the other hand, compact Al2O3 films on the surface can protect the coatings.     

Thermal shock resistances of FeMnCr/Cr<Subscript>3</Subscript>C<Subscript>2</Subscript> coatings deposited by arc spraying

Arc spraying with the cored wires was applied to deposit FeMnCr/Cr₃C₂ coatings on low carbon steel substrates, namely FM1, FM2 and FM3. Thermal shock resistances of the coatings were investigated to assess the influence of Cr₃C₂ content on thermal shock resistance. Characteristics of the coatings under thermal cycling test were studied by optical microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and energy dispersion spectrum (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD). The experimental results show that hardness of the coatings increases, bonding strength decreases slightly with increase of the Cr₃C₂ content of the coatings. As a result, FM2 coating possesses the best thermal shock resistance, attributing to its better thermal expansion matches and wettability than those of FM3 coating, less oxide rate than that of FM1 coating restraining from cracks formation and propagation in coatings.     

Sand-wear resistance of brush electroplated nanocomposite coating in oil and its application to remanufacturing

Sand-wear resistance of nano scale alumina particle reinforced nickel matrix composite coating (n-Al₂O₃/Ni) prepared by brush electroplating technique was investigated via wear tests in sand-contaminated oil lubricant, comparing with that of AISI1045 steel and brush electroplated Ni coating. Effects of testing load, sand content and sand size on worn volume of the three materials, and also coating surface roughness on worn volume of the brush electroplated coatings were accessed. Results show that the worn volume of all the three materials increases with increasing of testing load, sand content and sand size. In the same conditions, n-Al₂O₃/Ni composite coating has the smallest worn volume while AISI1045 steel has the largest because of the n-Al₂O₃ particle effects. As to n-Al₂O₃/Ni and Ni coatings, the surface-polished coatings have obviously lower worn volume than the as-plated coatings. The brush electroplated n-Al₂O₃/Ni composite coating was employed to remanufacture the sand-worn bearing seats of a heavy vehicle and good results were gained. Foundation item: Project (50235030) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project (51489020104ZD0401) supported by the National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing; Project(51418060105JB3058) supported by National Defence Foundation     

Effect of salt spray corrosion on tribological properties of HVOF sprayed NiCr-Cr<Subscript>3</Subscript>C<Subscript>2</Subscript> coating with intermediate layer

The objective of the present work was to determine the influence of the neutral salt spray corrosion on the wear resistance of HVOF sprayed NiCr-Cr₃C₂ coating with intermediate layer. Ni-Zn-Al₂O₃ coatings as interlayers were prepared by low pressure cold spray (LPCS) between NiCr-Cr₃C₂ cermet coatings to form a sandwich structure to enhance the corrosion resistance properties. The tribological properties were examined using the UMT-3 fricition and wear tester by line-contact reciprocating sliding under dry and salt spray one week corrosion. The morphology, element distribution, and phase compositions of the coating and worn sufaces were analyzed by using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry, and X-ray diffraction respectively. The corrosion behavior of the coating was studied by the open-circuit potential, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, potentiodynamic polarization, and salt spray corrosion methods. It is found that the sandwich structured coating has better corrosion resistance than the single layer coating. The results show that under dry wear conditions, the wear mechanism is abrasive and adhesive wear, whereas under salt spray corrosion conditions it becomes corrosion wear. The friction coefficient of the sandwich structured coating after salt spray corrosion is slightly lower than the dry friction coefficient, but the weight of the wear loss is lower than that under dry condition.     

Tribological properties of nanostructured n -Al2O3/Ni coatings deposited by plasma spraying

Nanostructured n-Al₂O₃/Ni feedstock for thermal spraying was manufactured by the method of chemical wrapping and spray drying. The nanostructured coating was sprayed with this feedstock. Tribological properties of the coatings and steel 45# were tested. Within the testing range, the friction coefficient of coatings against GCr15 steel decreased and the mass loss of coatings increased at first then decreased with the increase of load. Under each load, the coatings’ fraction coefficients and wear losses were lower lower than that of steel 45#. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectrometer analysis show that adhesion is the dominating wear mechanism, and fatigue exists at the same time. Material transferred from counter-part to the coating is the main factor which influences the coatings’ friction coefficient and wear losses.     

Preparation of Ni60-Cr3C2 coating by plasma spraying, plasma re-melting and plasma spray welding on W6Mo5Cr4V2

In order to prepare heat-resistant inner layer of hot-forging die,plasma spraying,plasma re-melting and plasma spray welding were adopted.Cr₃C₂ coatings of Ni-Based were prepared respectively with 10%,20% and 30% Cr₃C₂ powder and W6Mo5Cr4V2 substrate.The coating microstructure analysis,the micro-hardness test,and the measurement of thermal parameters of coating were conducted.The experimental results show that the coating has the better thermo-physical property by using plasma spray welding method with the powder ratio of 90% Ni60 and 10% Cr₃C₂,and by this way the micro-hardness of coating can achieve 1100 HV.     

Laser cladding Al-Si/Al2O3-TiO2 composite coatings on AZ31B magnesium alloy

To improve the wear resistance and corrosion resistance of magnesium alloys, a 5 kW continuous wave CO₂ laser was used to investigate the laser surface cladding on AZ31B magnesium alloys with Al-Si/Al₂O₃ -TiO₂ composite powders. A detailed microstructure, chemical composition, and phase analysis of the composite coatings were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The laser cladding shows good metallurgical bonding with the substrate. The composite coatings are composed of Mg₁₇Al₁₂, Al₃Mg₂, Mg₂Si, Al₂O₃, and TiO₂ phases. Compared to the average microhardness (50HV_0.05) of the AZ31B substrate, that of the composite coatings (230HV_0.05) is improved significantly. The wear resistances of the surface layers were evaluated in detail. The results demonstrate that the wear resistances of the laser surface-modified samples are considerably improved compared to the substrate. It also show that the composite coatings exhibit better corrosion resistance than that of the substrate in 3.5wt% NaCl solution.     

Wear Properties of Plasma Transferred Arc Fe-based Coatings Reinforced by Spherical WC Particles

Fe-based coatings reinforced by spherical WC particles were produced on the 304 stainless steel by plasma transferred arc(PTA) to enhance the surface wear properties. Three different Fe/WC composite powder mixtures containing 0 wt%, 30 wt%, and 60 wt% of WC were investigated. The microstructure and phase composition of the Fe/WC composite PTA coatings were evaluated systemically by using scanning electron microscope(SEM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD). The wear properties of the three fabricated PTA coatings were investigated on a BRUKER UMT TriboLab. The morphologies of the worn tracks and wear debris were characterized by using SEM and 3 D non-contract profiler. The experimental results reveal that the microhardness on the cross-section and the wear resistance of the fabricated coatings increase dramatically with the increasing adding WC contents. The coating containing 60 wt% of WC possesses excellent wear resistance validated by the lower coefficients of friction(COF), narrower and shallower wear tracks and smaller wear rate. In the pure Fe-based coating, the main wear mechanism is the combination of adhesion and oxidative wear. Adhesive and two-body abrasive wear are predominated in the coating containing 30 wt% of WC, whereas threebody abrasion wear mechanism is predominated in the coating containing 60 wt% of WC.     

Corrosion resistance of plasma sprayed NiCrAl+(ZrO2+Y2O3) thermal barrier coating on 18-8 steel surface

The corrosion resistance of NiCrAl+(ZrO₂+Y₂O₃) thermal barrier coating, formed with the plasma spraying technique, on the 18 - 8 steel surface was investigated. The phase structure and morphology of the coating were analyzed by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The electrochemical corrosion behavior of the coating in 1.0 mol/L H₂SO₄ solution was studied by using electrochemical measurement methods. The results show that the gradient plasma spraying coating is composed of the NiCrAlY coating and the (ZrO₂+Y₂O₃) top coating, and the coating thickness is 360 μm. The microhardness of coating reaches 1 100 HV. The corrosion resistance of the plasma sprayed coating of the 18 - 8 steel surface is about 5 times as great as that of the original pattern. The corrosion resistance of the coating is enhanced notably. Foundation item: Project (5040202140) supported by Scientific Research Common Program of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education     

爆炸喷涂Al2O3陶瓷涂层的摩擦磨损性能

爆炸喷涂是提高材料表面性能的表面喷涂技术之一.本文旨在通过表面喷涂提高45钢基体表面的耐磨性、耐冲击性等性能.采用爆炸喷涂方法在45钢基体材料上喷涂Al2O3陶瓷和团聚陶瓷涂层,在摩擦磨损试验机上进行Al2O3陶瓷涂层的磨损试验,X衍射仪测试涂层表面结构,JB/T7509—94铁试剂方法测试涂层的孔隙率.通过分析和比较45钢基材与爆炸喷涂Al2O3陶瓷涂层的摩擦磨损性能,实验结果表明,喷涂Al2O3陶瓷涂层可以改善基材45钢的耐磨损性能,延长其使用寿命.此外,研究发现,团聚Al2O3陶瓷涂层比Al2O3陶瓷涂层要更耐磨;而爆炸喷涂Al2O3涂层的质量要好于等离子喷涂和火焰喷涂Al2O3陶瓷涂层.     

激光熔覆Cr3C2/Fe复合涂层的组织与磨损性能

采用5kWCO2连续激光器在低碳钢表面激光熔覆Fe基合金涂层（Fe55）及添加20%Cr3C（2质量分数）的Fe基合金复合涂层（Cr3C2/Fe）,研究了两种涂层的组织结构、显微硬度及耐滑动磨损性能。结果表明,Fe55涂层以亚共晶方式结晶,在初生柱状固溶体枝晶间存在大量的网状共晶组织。Cr3C2/Fe涂层中Cr3C2大部分溶解,原Fe55涂层中初生柱状固溶体枝晶产生等轴化,枝晶组织也明显细化。激光熔覆Fe55涂层主要由α-Fe和Cr23C6组成,Cr3C2/Fe涂层的主要组成相为γ-Fe;α-Fe,Cr23C6以及未熔Cr3C2。激光熔覆Cr3C2/Fe涂层的硬度和耐磨性明显优于Fe55涂层。     

Preparation and Characterization of Ni60-Cr<Subscript>3</Subscript>C<Subscript>2</Subscript>-WC/TiC Plasma Welding Surfacing Layer

Using plasma build-up welding technology, Ni60, WC, Cr₃C₂, and TiC composite powders were clad on the surface of the substrate in a certain proportion according to the metallurgical bonding method to increase the bond strength between the coating and the substrate. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy were used to observe the microstructure of the surfacing layer and the chemical composition of the sample. The hardness and wear resistance of the surfacing layer were tested and analyzed by the HV-1000 hardness tester and the impact wear device. The results showed that in the microstructure, fishbone, spider-web, and floral-like structures appeared in the surfacing layer. When the micro-hardness was tested, the depth of the indentation reflected the hardness of the surfacing layer. When analyzing wear resistance, the amount of wear increases with time.     

Mn_2O_3/PANI的制备及其防腐性能研究

采用溶剂热法制备Mn_2O_3微球,与化学氧化法制备的聚苯胺按不同比例混合,制得Mn_2O_3/PANI,将其涂覆于Q235碳钢表面制备复合涂层.采用扫描电镜(SEM)、原子力显微镜(AFM)、X射线衍射(XRD)和红外光谱(FTIR)表征Mn_2O_3/PANI的表面形貌和结构,利用动电位极化和电化学阻抗谱研究复合涂层的耐蚀性能.结果表明,当Mn_2O_3在复合材料中的质量分数为10%时,防腐性能最优.在3.5%NaCl溶液中浸泡7天后,相较于Q235裸钢,其自腐蚀电位正移约380 mV,自腐蚀电流密度降低约3个数量级;浸泡37天后,其仍有良好的稳定性和耐蚀性.     

Erosion-Corrosion Behaviors of High Velocity Arc Sprayed Fe-Al/Cr3 C2 Coating

1 IntroductionArc Spraying (AS) is a technique that utilizes anelectric arc as the heat source to melt wires into droplets ,which are subsequentlysprayed ontosubstrates bytheflowof compressed air . High Velocity Arc Spraying (HVAS)technology was developed on the basis of AS. Aspecialtube designed according to the principle of aerodynamicswas mounted at the exit of compressed air .Thenthe hightemperature fuel air or compressed air was accelerated bythe tube .Hence ,a higher velocityand be…     

Influence of potential on structure and properties of microarc oxidation coating on Mg alloy

In order to obtain optimizing microarc oxidation coating on Mg alloy from a friendly-enviormental electrolyte free of Cr⁶⁺ and PO ₄ ³⁻ , constant potential regime was applied to produce it. The influence of potential on the morphology, composition, structure and other properties, such as microhardness and corrosion resistance were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscope (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), hardness tester and electrochemical method. The results clearly show that oxidation potential plays an important role in the formation of coating’s structure and properties. The microarc oxidation coating is smooth and white, which consists of two layers. The external layer is loose and porous and enriched in Al and Si. Moreover, its content of Al and Si increases with the increasing operated potential. While the inner layer is compact and the content of Al and Si are lower than that of the external layer. The coating is composed of several phases and the major phases are MgAl₂O₄ and MgO, and the minor phases are Al₂O₃ and SiO₂ when the potential is higher. The microhardness of coating is obtained the maximum at the potential of 45 V, so does the corrosion resistance.     

CeO2对等离子喷涂AT13涂层微观组织与性能影响

利用XRD、SEM、显微硬度weibull统计分析以及摩擦磨损试验手段对比研究了等离子喷涂添加ω（TiO2）=13％的TiO2的AlO3涂层（以下简称AT13涂层）和添加不同含量CeO2的AT13涂层的微观组织和性能。研究表明,CeO2以铺展良好的薄片状分布于涂层中,有效改善了涂层中层片之间结合。稀土CeO2的添加不改变AT13相变规律。涂层显微硬度的Weibull统计分析表明,添加CeO2对AT13涂层的显微硬度影响不大,显微硬度分布的分散性降低。当ω（CeO2）=4％时,涂层显微硬度分布的分散性最小。AT13材料中添加CeO2可显著提高涂层的耐磨性,当ω（CeO2）=8％时,涂层的耐磨性最好。添加CeO2不改变涂层的磨损机制,但显著降低涂层的磨损剥落程度。     

Corrosion behaviors of P110 steel and chromium coating in CO<Subscript>2</Subscript>-saturated simulated oilfield brine

The protective chromium coating was prepared on P110 steel by employing pack cementation.The corrosion behaviors of P110 steel and the obtained coating in CO2-saturated simulated oilfield brine were studied by static complete immersion tests and electrochemical measurements.The corrosion attacks of the samples were determined by mass loss,corroded surface morphologies,corrosion products,and results of electrochemical measurements.The experimental results showed that the coating was uniform,continuous and co...     

Microstructure and wear behaviour of laser-induced thermite reaction Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> ceramic coatings on pure aluminum and AA7075 aluminum alloy

Wear-resistant laser-induced thermite reaction Al2O3 ceramic coatings can be fabricated on pure Al and AA7075 aluminum alloy by laser cladding （one-step method） and laser cladding followed by laser re-melting （two-step method） using mixed powders CuO-Al-SiO2 in order to improve the wear properties of aluminum and aluminum alloy, respectively. The microstructure of the coatings was characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The wear resistance of the coatings was evaluated under dry sliding wear test condition at room temperature. Owing to the presence of hard α-Al2O3 and γ-Al2O3 phases, the coatings exhibited excellent wear resistance. In addition, the wear resistance of the coatings fabricated by two-step method is superior to that of the coatings fabricated by one-step method.     

Effects of pre-precipitation of Cr2N on microstructures and properties of high nitrogen stainless steel

Aging precipitation and solid solution heat treatment were carried out on three steels which have chromium content of 18%, manganese content of 12%, 15%, 18%, and nitrogen content of 0.43%, 0.53%, 0.67%, respectively. The mechanisms of precipitation and solid solution of high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel were studied using the scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, electron probe micro analysis and mechanical testing. The results show that, Cr₂N is the primary precipitate in the tested stainless steels instead of Cr₂₃C₆. Cr₂N nucleates at austenitic grain boundaries and grows towards inner grains with a lamellar morphology. By means of pre-precipitation of Cr₂N at 800 °C, the microstructure of the steels at solid solution state can be refined, thus improving the strength and plasticity. After the proposed treatment, the tensile strength, the proof strength and the elongation of the tested steel reach 881 MPa, 542 MPa and 54%, respectively.