Bio-inspired wearable characteristic surface: Wear behavior of cast iron with biomimetic units processed by laser

Stimulated by the cuticles of soil animals, an attempt to improve the wear resistance of compact graphite cast iron (CGI) with biomimetic units on the surface was made by using a biomimetic coupled laser remelting (BCLR) process. The microstructure and microhardness of biomimetic units were examined. The wear behaviors of biomimetic specimens as functions of laser input energy and biomimetic unit shape were investigated under dry sliding condition, respectively. The results indicated that the biomimetic specimens had better wear resistance than the untreated specimens. The wear resistance of the biomimetic specimens increases with the increase of laser input energy due to the increase of the depth and the width of biomimetic units as well as the increase of the microhardness. The specimen with grid biomimetic units had the best resistance, the stria took the second place and the convex showed the worst. The application of laser remelting provided desirable microstructural changes in biomimetic units, which generated the intensified particles effect for improving the wear resistance. The adhesive wear was the dominative wear mechanism for the biomimetic specimens.     

Effect of medium on friction and wear properties of compacted graphite cast iron processed by biomimetic coupling laser remelting process

Stimulated by the cuticles of soil animals, an attempt to improve the wear resistance of compact graphite cast iron (CGI) with biomimetic units on the surface was made by using a biomimetic coupled laser remelting process in air and various thicknesses water film, respectively. The microstructures of biomimetic units were examined by scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction was used to describe the microstructure and identify the phases in the melted zone. Microhardness was measured and the wear behaviors of biomimetic specimens as functions of different mediums as well as various water film thicknesses were investigated under dry sliding condition, respectively. The results indicated that the microstructure zones in the biomimetic specimens processed with water film are refined compared with that processed in air and had better wear resistance increased by 60%, the microhardness of biomimetic units has been improved significantly. The application of water film provided finer microstructures and much more regular grain shape in biomimetic units, which played a key role in improving the friction properties and wear resistance of CGI.     

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.     

碳化钨对激光熔覆高熵合金的影响

为了获得高性能的涂层材料,采用激光熔覆的方法,在Q235钢基体上制备了FeSiCrCoMo高熵合金涂层,并研究了WC对高熵合金涂层的组织和性能的影响。通过金相、X射线衍射、扫描电镜、硬度计、磨损试验机分别研究了添加WC前后涂层的微观形貌、相结构、硬度及磨损性能。结果表明:高熵合金FeSiCrCoMo涂层组织为粗大枝状晶,主要由BCC相和金属间化合物构成,添加WC后,涂层中形成了致密细小的胞状晶,同时BCC相增多,金属间化合物明显减少;添加WC后涂层的硬度明显增强,平均硬度提升了23%,涂层表面平均硬度达到了687HV0.2;WC的添加使得涂层的摩擦系数减小,磨损率减小,耐磨性能提高。     

火焰喷涂重熔Ni基WC复合涂层的耐磨性能试验研究

利用火焰喷涂重熔方法制备了Ni基WC复合涂层，并进行了耐磨性能试验研究.通过扫描电子显微镜观察涂层磨损后的表面形貌，分析了WC体积分数、颗粒分布均匀性、包裹粉颗粒尺寸对涂层耐磨性的影响.结果表明:涂层硬度和耐磨性随着WC体积分数增加而提高，当WC体积分数过高时，降低了涂层致密性，其硬度和耐磨性反而有所下降；聚乙二醇(PEG)400+PEG2000+无水乙醇混粉方式的WC颗粒分布最均匀，降低了涂层磨损量；加入相同体积分数的亚微米级WC所制备的涂层耐磨性较微米级WC所制备的涂层耐磨性好. 关键词： 火焰喷涂 显微组织 颗粒尺寸 耐磨性能     

不锈钢表面激光熔覆层与喷焊层耐磨性对比研究

本文研究在１Ｃｒ１８Ｎｉ９Ｔｉ基体上采用激光熔覆和离子喷焊二种工艺形成的涂层对耐磨性的影响。使用５ｋＷ横流ＣＯ２激光器对预置在基体上的Ｃｏ基自熔合金粉末进行单道或多道扫描，得到的熔层与等离子焊层对比结果是：激光熔层缺陷率低，成品率高，其结构致密均匀，晶粒细小，成分稀释率更小，对基体热影响小，熔层硬度与强韧性更高。性能试验证明：激光熔层具有更高的抗擦伤磨损和抗冲击滑动高温磨损性能，耐磨性提高了一倍左右。     

Wear resistance of laser cladding and plasma spray welding layer on stainless steel surface

The effect of coatings, which are formed with laser cladding and plasma spray welding on 1Cr18Ni9Ti base metal, on wear resistance is studied, A 5-kW transverse flowing CO2 laser is used for cladding Co base alloy powder pre-placed on the substrate. Comparing with the plasma spray coatings, the spoiled rate of products with laser clad layers was lower and the rate of finished products was higher. Their microstructure is extremely fine. They have close texture and small size grain. Their dilution resulting from the compositions of the base metal and thermal effect on base metal are less. The hardness, toughness,and strength of the laser cladding layers are higher. Wear tests show that the laser layers have higher properties of anti-friction, anti-scour and high-temperature sliding strike. The wear resistance of laser clad layers are about one time higher than that of plasma spray welding layer.     

铁基合金激光熔覆层的高温磨损性能

 为提高40Cr钢表面耐磨性,采用预置激光熔覆法在40Cr基体表面制备Fe基涂层,利用HT-500摩擦磨损实验机测定干摩擦条件下,基体和熔覆层的摩擦因数随温度变化的规律。利用表面粗糙度轮廓仪测量磨痕的深度和宽度,SEM观察熔覆层以及磨痕的显微组织形貌,使用HV-1000型显微硬度仪检测基体和熔覆层结合部分的硬度。研究结果表明:熔覆层平均显微硬度值达到373.8HV(0.2);显著高于基体硬度198.4HV(0.2)。在干摩擦条件下,随着温度升高,磨损过程逐渐变平缓,平均摩擦因数降低,磨损率增加,耐磨性下降;在350~400 ℃之间,熔覆层磨损性能优于基体。     

Ti6Al4V合金表面激光沉积复合涂层的组织和性能

为了增强Ti6Al4V钛合金的耐磨性,采用激光沉积制造方法在其表面上制备了以原位生成的TiC颗粒和直接添加的WC颗粒为增强相的耐磨涂层,观察了各涂层的微观组织,并测量了涂层的显微硬度和涂层在室温大气条件下的摩擦磨损性能。结果表明各涂层和基体呈现冶金结合,原位自生的TiC和部分熔化的WC颗粒均能够均匀弥散分布于基体上,由于增强相颗粒的弥散强化及激光沉积组织的细晶强化作用,基材的硬度和耐磨性均得到了提高。原位自生的TiC涂层比WC涂层硬度梯度分布平缓,但耐磨性稍差。     

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.     

Influence of Mo on the Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Laser Cladding FeCoCrNi High-Entropy Alloy Coatings

FeCoCrNi and FeCoNiCrMo_0.2 high-entropy alloy powders were prepared by gas atomization. Two kinds of coatings were prepared on the surface of 304 stainless steel by laser cladding technology. The effect of Mo element on the microstructure of laser cladding FeCoCrNi coating and its corrosion behavior in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution was investigated. Both FeCoCrNi and FeCoCrNiMo_0.2 powders exhibit a single-phase FCC structure. Due to the remelting and multiple heat treatments during the preparation of the laser cladding coating, a small amount of σ and μ phases appeared in the FeCoCrNiMo_0.2 coating. The microstructures of the two coatings from the bonding area to the top layer are planar, columnar and equiaxed grains, respectively. The addition of the Mo element causes the dendrite size in the middle region of the FeCoCrNiMo_0.2 coating increases significantly and exhibits obvious orientation characteristics. FeCoCrNiMo_0.2 coating has high corrosion potential (−0.01 V_SHE) and low current density (0.94 × 10⁻⁷ A/cm²) in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution, showing excellent corrosion resistance. The passivation film formed on corroded the FeCoCrNiMo_0.2 coating contains high content of oxides of Cr and Mo. The addition of the Mo element enhances the compactness and pitting resistance of the passivation film.     

磁场辅助激光熔覆制备Ni60CuMoW复合涂层

采用磁场辅助激光熔覆技术,在Q235钢表面制备了Ni60CuMoW复合涂层,借助SEM,EDS 和XRD 等表征手段对涂层进行了微观组织和物相分析,利用维氏硬度计测试了复合涂层截面的显微硬度分布,通过摩擦磨损实验和电化学测试系统研究了复合涂层的磨损性能和耐腐蚀性能。研究结果表明:涂层主要由-Ni,Cu）固溶体、硅化物和硼化物组成,Cr3Si晶粒细化且均匀致密;磁场辅助作用下,激光熔覆涂层平均显微硬度达到913HV0.5,为无磁场辅助涂层的1.5 倍,磨损失重仅为无磁场涂层的36%,自腐蚀电位上升了100 mV,腐蚀电流密度降低了70%,耐磨耐蚀性能得到了显著改善。     

镍基非晶复合涂层激光制备及其纳米压痕测试

采用大功率半导体激光熔覆和重熔的工艺在低碳钢表面制备Ni-Fe-B-Si-Nb合金非晶复合涂层,并对所得涂层进行了纳米压痕性能测试。研究结果表明,当激光熔覆时激光功率为0.8kW,熔覆速度为0.36m/min,送粉速度为12g/min,重熔时激光功率为3.5kW,熔覆速度为8m/min,在低碳钢表面成功制备了Ni40.8Fe27.2B18Si10Nb4非晶复合涂层,涂层主要由非晶相和NbC颗粒相组成。纳米压痕测试结果表明经激光重熔后所得非晶复合涂层的显微硬度和弹性模量远远大于未重熔的熔覆层,并且也大于同成分大块非晶。     

Microstructures and mechanical properties of metallic NiCrBSi and composite NiCrBSi-WC layers manufactured via hybrid plasma/laser process

Thermal spraying is already used in industry to protect mechanical parts against wear and/or corrosion, but results are not always satisfactory due to porosity and microstructures. In this study, atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) and in situ laser irradiation by diode laser processes were combined to modify structural characteristics of metallic NiCrBSi and composite NiCrBSi-WC coatings. The microstructure evolution was studied with the chemical composition analysis by XRD and SEM coupled with EDS techniques. Instrumented nanoindentation tests were also conducted employing a Berkovich indenter. Moreover, the effect of the influence of the volume fraction of the reinforcing WC particles on the formation and mechanical performances of the layer was also investigated. Results show that in situ laser remelting induces the growth of a dendritic structure which strongly decreases the porosity of as-sprayed coatings, without solidification cracking (one of the major defects that can occur during the solidification of metallic or composite alloys) and improves the mechanical properties of the layer. Indeed, the layer properties such as hardness, elastic modulus, shear strength and wear rate are dependent on the percentage of WC particles in the mixture.     

Effect of cw-CO2 laser surface treatment on structure and properties of AZ91 magnesium alloy

In the study, samples of AZ91 magnesium alloy were subjected to a surface remelting treatment by means of a continuous wave (cw) CO₂ laser. The scope of the investigation included both macro- and microstructural examination, hardness measurements, and wear resistance tests. The investigation has shown that remelting treatment leads to a strong refinement of structure in the surface layer and a more even distribution of phases. Fine α-phase dendrites have been observed to dominate in the remelting zone. The dendritic arm spacing in the laser treated surface was in the range of 1–2.5 μm. The structural changes triggered by remelting have contributed to an increase in the hardness and the wear resistance of AZ91 alloy. The microhardness of the remelted zone has increased to 71–93 HV_0.05 for single-strip remelting and to 84–107 HV_0.05 for multi-strip remelting in comparison with about ~60 HV_0.05 for untreated alloy. The friction coefficient has decreased from 0.375 for material w/o treatment to 0.311 for remelted material. SEM investigations of samples after tribological tests have revealed the presence of parallel grooves proving the occurrence of microploughing and micro cutting of the material during the tribological testing. The results of the conducted investigation have indicated a beneficial influence of the cw-CO₂ laser remelting treatment on the structure and properties of AZ91 alloy.     

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.     

40Cr钢表面激光熔覆层的磨损性能

 为研究模具钢熔覆层的磨损性能,采用铁基粉在40Cr钢表面进行激光熔覆,以激光熔覆层为上试样,GCr15钢珠为下试样,采用HT－500磨损试验机进行摩擦磨损试验,并与40Cr基体的磨损性能相对比。利用表面形貌仪测量磨痕深度和宽度。研究结果表明：载荷小于250 g时,相同载荷下基体的摩擦系数大。载荷小于300 g时,随磨损时间延长,熔覆层、基体的摩擦系数都随着载荷增加而减小。当载荷为300 g时,基体的摩擦系数在0.563～0.589之间变化,平均值为0.576,且随时间逐渐升高,耐磨性变差;熔覆层的磨擦系数在0.431～0.457之间变化,平均摩擦系数为0.444,磨痕深度和宽度分别是0.65 mm和1.096 μm,且随时间逐渐下降,表现了良好的耐磨性能。当载荷增加到500 g时,平均摩擦系数和磨痕深度比300 g时分别增加了75％和47倍,且摩擦系数逐渐升高,磨损性能下降。     

The resistance to wear and corrosion of laser-cladding Al2O3 ceramic coating on Mg alloy

The paper presents a study on the preparation of Al₂O₃ ceramic coating on AZ91HP Mg alloy by laser remelting plasma-sprayed coating. It was found that after laser remelting, the coating exhibited obvious layer-like characteristics due to influence of temperature distribution, thermophysical parameters and layer thickness. According to the microstructural difference, the coating can be divided into the melted zone with the α-Al₂O₃ column-like crystal, the sintered zone with flock-like structure, the residual plasma-sprayed zone with loosened structure. Because of the dense column-like crystal, the hardness, wear and corrosion resistance of the laser remelted coating are much higher than those of the plasma-sprayed coating and as-received Mg alloy.     

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.     

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.