激光熔敷WC—TiN—SiC—Co高硬质合金及机理初探

叙述了用一台输出功率为２ｋＷ的连续ＣＯ２激光器，在碳钢表面实现了激光熔敷ＷＣ－ＴｉＮ－ＳｉＣ－Ｃｏ高硬质合金的实验方法，并对激光处理后的样品，从相的组成，显微组织，硬度分布及耐磨性能等方面作了综合分析。结果表明：样品表面的化学成分，显微组织和机械性能都发生了根本性转变和很大的提高，同时对激光熔敷形成高硬质合金的机理作了初步的探讨。     

激光渗碳渗硼及其机理的初探

本文叙述了用一台输出功率为500—2000W的连续CO₂激光器,在20钢表面上实现了渗碳、渗硼的实验方法,并对激光处理后的样品,从相的组成、形貌、硬度分布及耐磨性能等方面作了综合分析。实验结果表明:样品表面的化学成份、显微组织和机械性能发生了根本性转变。同时对激光处理过程的机理也作了初步的探讨。 关键词：     

斜齿轮激光熔覆Fe基合金组织与性能研究

采用激光熔覆技术在斜齿轮钢表面制备Fe基熔覆层。通过光学显微镜、显微硬度计对熔覆层进行金相组织与显微硬度分析,采用磨损机对熔覆层和基材进行摩擦实验。结果表明:当激光功率为750W,送粉速率为20g/min,扫描速度10mm/s,离焦量为16.4mm时,铁基熔覆层与基体结合界面有明显的白亮带,激光熔覆效果较好,熔覆层的显微硬度值分布在845.3HV至955.6HV之间,约为基体硬度(419.7HV)2倍;熔覆层摩擦磨损性能得到了提高;熔覆层显微组织为均匀而细小的铁素体和珠光体,力学性能优于基体材质。     

Al、Nd对Cr12MoV钢表面镍基熔覆层的组织及性能影响

为了解决Cr₁₂MoV钢溶蚀、表面碎裂等问题,利用Al-Ni、Nd-Ni粉末在Cr₁₂MoV钢上进行激光熔覆实验,研究了Al、Nd对镍基覆层的宏微观形貌、组织及表面性能的影响。结果表明:Al可以减少熔覆层裂纹的产生,同时降低覆层硬度,使熔覆层中产生具有减磨作用的硬质相Al₂O₃等,降低覆层磨损量,14%Al覆层磨损量比2%Al的覆层磨损量低44.5%,Al较优质量分数为14%;Nd的晶粒细化作用明显,显著提升覆层显微硬度,2.5%Nd覆层平均硬度比基体平均硬度高36.8%,Nd较优质量分数为2.5%。     

激光工艺参数对钛合金表面NiCrBSi合金熔覆层组织及硬度的影响

在TC4合金表面进行了激光熔覆NiCrBSi合金涂层的试验 ,利用SEM和XRD等对熔覆层的微观组织进行了分析 ,测试了熔覆层的显微硬度。结果表明 ,激光工艺参数对熔覆层的组织和硬度有极大的影响 ,随稀释率的增加 ,激光熔覆层中形成了TiB2 和TiC等颗粒增强相 ,熔覆层的硬度明显提高。     

高功率脉冲电子束辐照SiO$lt;sub$gt;2$lt;/sub$gt;的光学和激光损伤性能

研究了不同剂量的60 kW高功率脉冲电子束辐照对高纯熔石英玻璃的微观结构、光学性能和激光损伤特性的影响规律. 光学显微图像表明, 辐照后熔石英样品由于热效应导致表面破裂, 裂纹密度和尺寸随辐照剂量增加而增大, 采用原子力显微镜分析表面裂纹的微观形貌, 裂纹宽度约1 um, 同时样品表面分布着大量尺寸约0.1–1μm的碎片颗粒. 吸收光谱测试表明, 所有样品均在394 nm处出现微弱的吸收峰, 吸收强度随着电子束辐照剂量增大呈现先增加后减小的趋势. 荧光光谱测试发现辐照前后样品均有3个荧光带, 分别位于460, 494和520 nm, 荧光强度随辐照剂量的变化趋势与吸收光谱一致. 利用355 nm激光研究了不同剂量电子束辐照对熔石英激光损伤阈值的影响, 结果表明熔石英的损伤阈值随着辐照剂量的增加而降低. 在剂量较低时, 导致熔石英激光损伤阈值下降的原因主要是色心缺陷; 剂量较高时, 导致损伤阈值降低的原因主要是样品表面产生的大量微裂纹和碎片颗粒对激光的调制和吸收. 关键词： 熔石英 电子束辐照 色心 激光损伤阈值     

光学玻璃基底原子层同质材料沉积薄膜光谱及激光诱导损伤特性研究

通过原子层沉积技术在熔石英玻璃表面制备了同质材料的单层SiO₂薄膜,对光学薄膜的物理化学性质和强激光辐照下的激光诱导损伤性能进行了深入研究。实验中采用双叔丁基氨基硅烷（BTBAS）和臭氧（O₃）作为反应前驱体,在熔石英光学元件表面进行了SiO₂薄膜的原子层沉积工艺研究,以不同沉积温度条件制备了一系列膜样品。首先对原子层沉积特性和薄膜均匀性展开了研究,发现薄膜生长厚度与沉积循环次数之间符合线性生长规律,验证了制备薄膜的原子级逐层生长特性,并且表面沉积膜层的均匀性很好,其测得膜厚波动不超过2%。然后针对不同温度条件下沉积的SiO₂薄膜,对其粗糙度及各类光谱特性展开了研究,对比结果表明：样品的表面粗糙度在镀膜后有轻微的降低;薄膜样品在200～1 000 nm范围内具有出色的透过率,均超过90%并逐渐趋近于93.3%,且其透射光谱与在裸露熔石英衬底上测得的光谱没有明显差异;镀膜前后荧光光谱和傅里叶变换红外光谱的差异证实了原子层沉积SiO₂膜中点缺陷（非桥键氧、氧空位、羟基等）的存在,这将会影响薄膜耐损伤性能。最后对衬底和膜样品进行了紫外激光诱导损伤测试,损伤阈值的变化表明熔石英元件表面沉积薄膜后的激光损伤性能有所降低,其零概率损伤阈值从31.8 J·cm-2减小到20 J·cm-2左右,与光谱缺陷情况表征相符合。薄膜中点缺陷部位会吸收紫外激光能量,导致局域温度升高,进而出现激光诱导损伤现象并降低抗激光损伤阈值。在选定的沉积温度范围内,较高温度条件下沉积的SiO₂薄膜其激光诱导损伤性能更好,可以控制沉积温度条件使得元件的抗损伤性能更为接近衬底本身,后续有望通过其他反应参数的优化来获得薄膜抗损伤性能的进一步提升。     

硬质合金Wc—TiC—Co的研制和机理初探

本文介绍了在45钢表面利用大功率CO_2激光束制取硬质合金WC-TiC-Co的方法,并对合金层的显微组织和性能进行了观察和测试,对形成硬质合金的机理作了初步讨论,结果表明;采用这种方法对提高金属材料表面性能是成功的。     

激光冲击对E690高强钢激光熔覆修复微观组织的影响

为研究激光冲击对E690高强钢激光熔覆修复层微观组织的影响,选用专用金属粉末对E690高强钢试样预制凹坑进行激光熔覆修复,并使用脉冲激光对激光熔覆层进行冲击强化处理,同时采用扫描电镜、透射电镜和X射线应力分析仪分别对激光冲击前后激光熔覆层的微观组织和表面残余应力进行检测。结果表明:激光熔覆修复后,激光熔覆层组织为等轴晶,熔覆层与E690高强钢基体之间冶金结合良好,其表面残余应力为均匀分布的压应力。经激光冲击后,激光熔覆层截面晶粒得到细化,并观察到大量的形变孪晶,互相平行的孪晶界分割熔覆层粗大晶粒,在激光熔覆层的晶粒细化过程中发挥着重要作用;试样表层位错在{110}滑移面上发生交滑移,在晶界周围形成了位错缠结。经激光冲击后,激光熔覆层冲击区域表面残余压应力数值相较于冲击前提升了1.1倍。     

激光熔覆NiCrBSi涂层组织及摩擦磨损性能

采用激光熔覆技术在H13钢表面制备了NiCrBSi合金涂层,利用OM,SEM,EDX和XRD等对熔覆层的微观组织进行了分析,测试了熔覆层的显微硬度和摩擦磨损性能。结果表明,激光熔覆层与基体形成了良好的冶金结合,熔覆层的组织主要由γ-Ni,Cr7C3和CrB等相组成。熔覆层显微硬度在650~850HV之间,明显高于H13钢基体的硬度。摩擦磨损实验表明,在相同的条件下,熔覆层的耐磨性比基体有了明显的提高,磨损体积减少了92.4%。通过对磨损后的试样进行粗糙度测试后表明,涂层具有更平滑的表面。     

Thermal fatigue resistance of non-smooth cast iron treated by laser cladding with different self-fluxing alloys

In order to enhance the thermal fatigue resistance of gray cast iron with non-smooth surface further, the non-smooth units in samples’ surface layer were fabricated by laser cladding with Fe-based, Ni-based and Co-based self-fluxing alloy powders, respectively, instead of laser melting technique. The microstructure, phase structure, microhardness and thermal fatigue behaviors were investigated by means of scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and Vickers microhardness tester, as well as self-restrain thermal fatigue test. The results indicated that laser cladding with self-fluxing alloy powders was beneficial to reinforcing the units so as to enhance the thermal fatigue resistance of non-smooth samples further. Of all samples tested, those treated by laser cladding with Co-based (Co50) alloy had the best thermal fatigue resistance.     

Laser (a pulsed Nd:YAG) cladding of AZ91D magnesium alloy with Al and Al2O3 powders

The laser surface cladding of an AZ91D magnesium alloy with Al and Al₂O₃ powders was investigated using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser. The optimum ratio of Al to Al₂O₃ and the suitable range of laser processing parameters were identified. The resulting microstructure in the modified surface layer was examined and the wear resistance property was evaluated. The results show that the wear resistance of the laser treated samples was much superior to that of the untreated samples.     

Modification of tribology and high-temperature behavior of Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb intermetallic alloy by laser cladding

In order to improve the tribology and high-temperature oxidation properties of the Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb intermetallic alloy simultaneously, mixed NiCr-Cr₃C₂ precursor powders had been investigated for laser cladding treatment to modify wear and high-temperature oxidation resistance of the material. The alloy samples were pre-placed with NiCr-80, 50 and 20%Cr₃C₂ (wt.%), respectively, and laser treated at the same parameters, i.e., laser output power 2.8 kW, beam scanning speed 2.0 mm/s, beam dimension 1 mm × 18 mm. The treated samples underwent tests of microhardness, wear and high-temperature oxidation. The results showed that laser cladding with different constitution of mixed precursor NiCr-Cr₃C₂ powders improved surface hardness in all cases. Laser cladding with NiCr-50%Cr₃C₂ resulted in the best modification of tribology and high-temperature oxidation behavior. X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS) analyses indicated that the formation of reinforced Cr₇C₃, TiC and both continuous and dense Al₂O₃, Cr₂O₃ oxide scales were supposed to be responsible for the modification of the relevant properties. As a result, the present work had laid beneficial surface engineering foundation for TiAl alloy applied as future light weight and high-temperature structural candidate materials.     

A study on wear resistance and microcrack of the Ti3Al/TiAl + TiC ceramic layer deposited by laser cladding on Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Laser cladding of the Al + TiC alloy powder on Ti-6Al-4V alloy can form the Ti₃Al/TiAl + TiC ceramic layer. In this study, TiC particle-dispersed Ti₃Al/TiAl matrix ceramic layer on the Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser cladding has been researched by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, electron probe micro-analyzer, energy dispersive spectrometer. The main difference from the earlier reports is that Ti₃Al/TiAl has been chosen as the matrix of the composite coating. The wear resistance of the Al + 30 wt.% TiC and the Al + 40 wt.% TiC cladding layer was approximately 2 times greater than that of the Ti-6Al-4V substrate due to the reinforcement of the Ti₃Al/TiAl + TiC hard phases. However, when the TiC mass percent was above 40 wt.%, the thermal stress value was greater than the materials yield strength limit in the ceramic layer, the microcrack was present and its wear resistance decreased.     

Laser induction hybrid rapid cladding of WC particles reinforced NiCrBSi composite coatings

In order to investigate the microstructure characteristics and properties of Ni-based WC composite coatings containing a relatively large amount of WC particles by laser induction hybrid rapid cladding (LIHRC) and compare to the individual laser cladding without preheating, Ni60A + 35 wt.% WC composite coatings are deposited on A3 steel plates by LIHRC and the individual laser cladding without preheating. The composite coating produced by the individual laser cladding without preheating exhibits many cracks and pores, while the smooth composite coating without cracks and pores is obtained by LIHRC. Moreover, the cast WC particles take on the similar dissolution characteristics in Ni60A + 35 wt.% WC composite coatings by LIHRC and the individual laser cladding without preheating. Namely, the completely dissolved WC particles interact with Ni-based alloy solvent to precipitate the blocky and herringbone carbides, while the partially dissolved WC particles still preserve the primary lamellar eutectic structure. A few WC particles are split at the interface of WC and W₂C, and then interact with Ni-based alloy solvent to precipitate the lamellar carbides. Compared with the individual laser cladding without preheating, LIHRC has the relatively lower temperature gradient and the relatively higher laser scanning speed. Therefore, LIHRC can produce the crack-free composite coating with relatively higher microhardness and relatively more homogeneous distribution of WC particles and is successfully applied to strengthen the corrugated roller, showing that LIHRC process has a higher efficiency and good cladding quality.     

Development and characterization of laser surface cladding (Ti,W)C reinforced Ni–30Cu alloy composite coating on copper

To improve the wear resistance of copper components, laser surface cladding (LSC) was applied to deposit (Ti,W)C reinforced Ni–30Cu alloy composite coating on copper using a cladding interlayer of Ni–30Cu alloy by Nd:YAG laser. The microstructure and phases of the composite coating were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray energy dispersive microanalysis (EDX). Microhardness tester and pin-on-disc wear tester were employed to evaluate the hardness and dry-sliding wear resistance. The results show that crack-free composite coating with metallurgical bonding to the copper substrate is obtained. Phases identified in the (Ti,W)C-reinforced Ni–30Cu alloy composite layer are composed of TiWC₂ reinforcements and (Ni,Cu) solid solution. TiWC₂ reinforcements are distributed uniformly in the (Ni,Cu) solid solution matrix with dendritic morphology in the upper region and with particles in the mid-lower region. The microhardness and wear properties of the composite coating are improved significantly in comparison to the as-received copper substrate due to the addition of 50 wt% (Ti,W)C multicarbides.     

Mössbauer spectroscopy of laser surfaces treated metallic materials

Laser treated surfaces of the Fe₈₃Si₁₇ alloy and of the coatings prepared on low-carbon steel by laser surface alloying with Ni and Al were investigated by means of Mossbauer spectroscopy. The short range order in the surface layer after irradiation by neodymium laser pulses was found to be similar to that before irradiation. The high quenching rate of a single melt pool after single pulse action seems to be masked by annealing due to the heat produced by successive pulses covering the whole surface. A detailed phase analysis of the coatings prepared by laser surface alloying was done. Seven different phases were found in dependence on chemical composition of alloy coatings and on traverse speed, i.e. the speed of relative motion of sample and the continuous CO₂-laser beam.     

Broad-beam laser cladding of Al-Cu alloy coating on AZ91HP magnesium alloy

The resistance to wear and corrosion of AZ91HP Mg alloy was improved by laser cladding Al-Cu alloy. It was found that the clad layer was characterized by AlCu₄ and Mg₁₇Al₁₂ grains embedded in a AlMg matrix. The bonding zone exhibited a white-light planar crystal band with thickness of 10-13 μm. The heat-affected zone formed a eutectic structure due to the Mg diffusion. The microhardness and wear resistance of the coating were improved due to the formation of the hard phases AlCu₄ and Mg₁₇Al₁₂. Owing to the formation of dense Al₂O₃ oxide film, the coating exhibited better corrosion resistance in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution.     

Microstructure and phase transformations in laser clad CrxSy/Ni coating on H13 steel

Laser cladding was carried out onto H13 steel with preplaced NiCrBSi+Ni/MoS₂ powders using CO₂ laser under the optimized experimental parameters of laser power 2 kW, scanning velocity 6 mm/s and laser beam diameter 3 mm. An X-ray diffractometer and scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive spectroscopy were applied to analyze the microstructure and phase compositions of the coating. Thermodynamic calculation was performed with Thermo-Calc software on the basis of a commercially available Ni-based Alloys׳ database. The experimental results show that MoS₂ decomposed and S reacted with Cr to form nonstoichiometric Cr_xS_y during the laser cladding process. The coating consists of spherical Cr_xS_y particles, primary γ-Ni dendrite, interdendritic eutectic (γ-Ni+NiMo) and precipitated NiMo. The precipitated NiMo was fine and uniformly distributed in primary γ-Ni dendrite. The calculated results and experimental data indicate that the solidification process in the coating during laser cladding process was liquid→liquid+Cr_xS_y→ liquid+Cr_xS_y+γ-Ni→liquid+Cr_xS_y+γ-Ni+ eutectic (γ-Ni+NiMo). A solid state phase transformation (fine and uniformly distributed NiMo precipitated from γ-Ni) occurred after the solidification process. The calculations agree well with the experimental data and it is helpful to understand the phase transformation and microstructure evolution in the coating.     

Phase composition and tribological properties of Ti-Al coatings produced on pure Ti by laser cladding

Ti-Al coatings with ∼14.7, 18.1, 25.2 and 29.7 at.% Al contents were fabricated on pure Ti substrate by laser cladding. The laser cladding Ti-Al coatings were analyzed with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). It was found that with the increase of Al content, the diffraction peaks shifted gradually to higher 2θ values. The laser cladding Ti-Al coatings with 14.7 and 18.1 at.% Al were composed of α-Ti and α₂-Ti₃Al phases, while those with 25.2 and 29.7 at.% Al were composed of α₂-Ti₃Al phase. With the increase of Al content, the cross-sectional hardness increased, while the fracture toughness decreased. For the laser cladding Ti-Al coatings, when the Al content was ≤18.1 at.%, the wear mechanism was adhesive wear and abrasive wear; while when the Al content ≥25.2 at.%, the wear mechanism was adhesive wear, abrasive wear and microfracture. With the increase of Al content, the wear rate of laser cladding Ti-Al coatings decreased under 1 N normal load, while the wear rate firstly decreased and then increased under a normal load of 3 N. Due to its optimized combination of high hardness and high fracture toughness, the laser cladding Ti-Al coating with 18.1 at.% Al showed the best anti-wear properties at higher normal load.