TY - JOUR
T1 - Friction and wear properties of short time heat-treated and laser surface re-melted NiCr-WC composite coatings at various dry sliding conditions
AU - Deenadayalan, K.
AU - Murali, Vela
AU - Elayaperumal, A.
AU - Satheesh Kumar, A.
AU - Arulvel, S.
AU - Shahedi Asl, Mehdi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - In the present study, the effect of various weight percentages (0, 20, 30, and 40 wt.%) of Tungsten Carbide (WC) reinforcement in the Nickel-Chromium (Ni-Cr) alloy was investigated. The coatings were deposited on a 316L stainless steel substrate using Plasma Transferred Arc Welding (PTAW) process. Additionally, the As Welded (AW) NiCr-WC coatings were subjected to Short Time Heat-Treatment (STHT) and Laser Re-Melting (LRM) processes and a comparative study has been carried out with that of AW coatings. X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Vickers hardness and Pin on disc wear testing facilities were employed to characterize the phase structures, microstructure, dilution, crystallization, hardness and wear properties of the deposits. Wear mechanisms were studied using the 3D surface analyzer and SEM images. The STHT and LRM coatings showed an increased hardness and more crystalline phases than the As-Welded (AW) coatings. The correlation between the intermetallic phases, residual stress, microstructural evolution and friction-wear behaviour among the AW, STHT and LRM NiCr and NiCr-WC coatings were discussed in detail.
AB - In the present study, the effect of various weight percentages (0, 20, 30, and 40 wt.%) of Tungsten Carbide (WC) reinforcement in the Nickel-Chromium (Ni-Cr) alloy was investigated. The coatings were deposited on a 316L stainless steel substrate using Plasma Transferred Arc Welding (PTAW) process. Additionally, the As Welded (AW) NiCr-WC coatings were subjected to Short Time Heat-Treatment (STHT) and Laser Re-Melting (LRM) processes and a comparative study has been carried out with that of AW coatings. X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Vickers hardness and Pin on disc wear testing facilities were employed to characterize the phase structures, microstructure, dilution, crystallization, hardness and wear properties of the deposits. Wear mechanisms were studied using the 3D surface analyzer and SEM images. The STHT and LRM coatings showed an increased hardness and more crystalline phases than the As-Welded (AW) coatings. The correlation between the intermetallic phases, residual stress, microstructural evolution and friction-wear behaviour among the AW, STHT and LRM NiCr and NiCr-WC coatings were discussed in detail.
KW - Composite coating
KW - Crystallinity
KW - Friction and wear
KW - Hardness
KW - Heat treatment
KW - Laser remelting
KW - Plasma arc welding
KW - Residual stress
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.01.124
DO - 10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.01.124
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85144063117
SN - 2238-7854
VL - 17
SP - 3080
EP - 3104
JO - Journal of Materials Research and Technology
JF - Journal of Materials Research and Technology
ER -