scholarly journals Investigation into Microstructure, Wear Resistance in Air and NaCl Solution of AlCrCoNiFeCTax High-Entropy Alloy Coatings Fabricated by Laser Cladding

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Peng Zhao ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Ruyan Lei ◽  
Baige Yuan ◽  
Manman Xia ◽  
...  

AlCrCoNiFeCTax (x = 0, 0.5 and 1.0) high-entropy alloys coatings were synthesized on 45# steel by laser cladding. The microstructural evolution of the coatings with the change in x was analyzed in detail. The effect of Ta content on the wear behaviors of the coatings at different circumstances (in air and 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution) was especially highlighted. The microstructure presented the following change: equiaxed BCC (Body Centered Cubic) grains + fine MC (carbide, M = Al, Cr, Co and Ni) particles (x = 0) → equiaxed BCC grains + coarse TaC blocks + fine TaC particles (x = 0.5) → flower-like BCC grains + coarse TaC blocks + eutecticum (BCC + TaC) (x = 1.0). The average microhardness of the coatings demonstrated an upward tendency with increasing x due to the combination of the stronger solid solution and dispersion strengthening from the significant difference in atomic radius between Ta and Fe and the formation of TaC with an extremely high hardness. The wear rates of the coatings were gradually reduced both in air and in NaCl solution along with the increase in Ta content, which were lower than those of the substrate. The wear rates of the coatings with x = 0.5 and 1.0 in NaCl solution were slightly reduced by about 17% and 12% when compared with those in air. However, the values of the substrate and the coating without Ta in NaCl solution were sharply enhanced by 191% and 123% when compared with those in air. This indicated that the introduction of Ta contributed to the improvement in wear resistance both in air and in NaCl solution.

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Zhaolei Sun ◽  
Mingyuan Zhang ◽  
Gaoqi Wang ◽  
Xuefeng Yang ◽  
Shouren Wang

FeCoNiTiAlx (x = 0, 0.5, 1) high-entropy alloy coatings were prepared by laser cladding technology. The phase, microstructure, hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance were tested and analyzed. The results showed Al element promoted the conversion from the FCC phase to the BCC phase. The coating presented dendritic structure due to the addition of the Al element, while the number of dendrites increased. And the average hardness of the coating increased from 204 to 623 HV. The addition of the Al element increases the corrosion current density of the coating from 1.270 × 10−5 to 3.489 × 10−5 A/cm2. The wear rate of the coatings decreases with the increase of Al content according to dry friction and wear, which indicates the wear resistance of the coating was improved by adding the Al element. According to the corrosion wear test in 3.5% NaCl solution, it can be found that the wear rate of the coating increases firstly and then decreases with the addition of the Al element, which indicates that the addition of the Al element intensifies the wear of the coating in 3.5% NaCl solution.


2019 ◽  
Vol 813 ◽  
pp. 159-164
Author(s):  
Carlos Alberto Souto ◽  
Gustavo Faria Melo da Silva ◽  
Laura Angelica Ardila Rodriguez ◽  
Aline C. de Oliveira ◽  
Kátia Regina Cardoso

Coatings with high entropy alloys of the AlCoCrFeNiV system were obtained by selective laser melting on low carbon steel substrates. The effect of the variation of the Fe and V contents as well as the laser processing parameters in the development of the coating were evaluated. The coatings were obtained from the simple powder mixtures of the high purity elemental components in a planetary ball mill. The coatings were obtained by using CO2 laser with a power of 100 W, diameter of 0.16 mm, and scan speed varying from 3 to 12 mm/s. Phase constituents, microstructure and hardness were investigated by XRD, SEM, and microhardness tester, respectively. Wear resistance measurements were carried out by the micro-abrasion method using ball-cratering tests. The coatings presented good adhesion to the substrate and high hardness, of the order of 480 to 650 HV. Most homogeneous coating with nominal composition was obtained by using the higher scan speed, 12 mm/s. Vanadium addition increased hardness and gave rise to a high entropy alloy coating composed by BCC solid solutions. Ball cratering tests conducted on HEA layer showing improvement of material wear resistance, when compared to base substrate, decreasing up to 88% its wear rate, from 1.91x10-6 mm3/Nmm to 0.23x10-6 mm3/Nmm.


Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Löbel ◽  
Thomas Lindner ◽  
Thomas Lampke

High hardness and good wear resistance have been revealed for the high-entropy alloy (HEA) system AlCoCrFeNiTi, confirming the potential for surface protection applications. Detailed studies to investigate the microstructure and phase formation have been carried out using different production routes. Powder metallurgical technologies allow for much higher flexibility in the customisation of materials compared to casting processes. Particularly, spark plasma sintering (SPS) enables the fast processing of the feedstock, the suppression of grain coarsening and the production of samples with a low porosity. Furthermore, solid lubricants can be incorporated for the improvement of wear resistance and the reduction of the coefficient of friction (COF). This study focuses on the production of AlCoCrFeNiTi composites comprising solid lubricants. Bulk materials with a MoS2 content of up to 15 wt % were produced. The wear resistance and COF were investigated in detail under sliding wear conditions in ball-on-disk tests at room temperature and elevated temperature. At least 10 wt % of MoS2 was required to improve the wear behaviour in both test conditions. Furthermore, the effects of the production route and the content of solid lubricant on microstructure formation and phase composition were investigated. Two major body-centred cubic (bcc) phases were detected in accordance with the feedstock. The formation of additional phases indicated the decomposition of MoS2.


2019 ◽  
Vol 956 ◽  
pp. 154-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Liang ◽  
Bing Yang Gao ◽  
Ya Ning Li ◽  
Qiu Xin Nie ◽  
Zhi Qiang Cao

For the purpose of expanding the application scope of HEA coating manufactured on the surface modification of materials, in this work, the Al1.5CrFeNiTi0.5 and Al1.5CrFeNiTi0.5W0.5 HEA coatings were successfully manufactured using laser cladding method on SUS304. The microstructures and wear resistance of coatings are researched systematically. It is found that the W0 and W0.5 HEA coatings all exhibit the dendritic structure, which are constituted by BCC phases and Laves phases. With W element addition, the phase structures of W0.5 coating remain unchanged. W is dissolved in both two phases, but the solid solubility in Laves phase is higher compared to that in BCC phase. W0.5 coating with the highest microhardness of 848.34 HV, and the W0 coating with the microhardness of 811.45 HV, both of whose microhardness are four times more than that of SUS304 substrate. Among all samples, the W0.5 coating shows the optimal wear performance because of its larger content of hard second phase ( Laves phase).


Entropy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaijin Huang ◽  
Lin Chen ◽  
Xin Lin ◽  
Haisong Huang ◽  
Shihao Tang ◽  
...  

In order to improve the wear and corrosion resistance of an AZ91D magnesium alloy substrate, an Al0.5CoCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloy coating was successfully prepared on an AZ91D magnesium alloy surface by laser cladding using mixed elemental powders. Optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction were used to characterize the microstructure of the coating. The wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the coating were evaluated by dry sliding wear and potentiodynamic polarization curve test methods, respectively. The results show that the coating was composed of a simple FCC solid solution phase with a microhardness about 3.7 times higher than that of the AZ91D matrix and even higher than that of the same high-entropy alloy prepared by an arc melting method. The coating had better wear resistance than the AZ91D matrix, and the wear rate was about 2.5 times lower than that of the AZ91D matrix. Moreover, the main wear mechanisms of the coating and the AZ91D matrix were different. The former was abrasive wear and the latter was adhesive wear. The corrosion resistance of the coating was also better than that of the AZ91D matrix because the corrosion potential of the former was more positive and the corrosion current was smaller.


Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minghong Sha ◽  
Chuntang Jia ◽  
Jun Qiao ◽  
Wenqiang Feng ◽  
Xingang Ai ◽  
...  

High-entropy AlxCoCrFe2.7MoNi (x = 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0) alloy coatings were prepared on pure iron by laser cladding. The effects of Al content on the microstructure, hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the coatings were studied. The results showed that the crystal phases of the AlxCoCrFe2.7MoNi coatings changed from Mo-rich BCC1 + FCC to (Al, Ni)-rich BCC2 + Mo-rich BCC1 when x increased from 0 to 0.5, and the phase changed to an (Al, Ni)-rich BCC2 + (Mo, Cr)-rich σ phase as x increased further. The hardness of the coatings increased as the Al content increased. The Al2.0CoCrFe2.7MoNi coating exhibit best wear resistance. Addition of Al increased the corrosion potential in a 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution, and the coating with x = 1.0 exhibited the highest corrosion resistance.


Coatings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haijiang Wang ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Yingbo Peng ◽  
Mingyang Zhang ◽  
Shuyu Liu ◽  
...  

FeCoCrNi-Mo high entropy alloy/diamond composite coatings were successfully prepared by high speed laser cladding. A high scanning speed was adopted (>30 mm/s), and the effects of laser power, scanning speed, and diamond content on the microstructure and wear resistance of the composite coating were studied. The processing parameters of laser cladding had significant influence on the dilution ratio, graphitization of diamond, and wear resistance of the composite coatings. When the laser cladding parameters were 3000 W of laser power and the high scanning speed of 50 mm/s, the composite coating exhibited a uniform microstructure, the lowest dilution ratio, and the best wear resistance. The wear resistance of the composite coating was enhanced with the addition of diamond, but microcracks also increased. When the amount of diamond was 15 wt.%, the best combination of microstructures and wear resistance was obtained.


Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Yaning Li ◽  
Hui Liang ◽  
Qiuxin Nie ◽  
Zhaoxin Qi ◽  
Dewei Deng ◽  
...  

CoCrFeNi2V0.5Tix high entropy alloy coatings were synthesized by laser cladding on Ti-6Al-4V (annotated as TC4) substrate. The microstructures, hardness, and wear properties of the coatings were studied in detail. The results showed that these coatings were all composed of body-centered cubic (BCC) solid solution, (Co,Ni)Ti2 phase, and Ti-rich phase. With the increase of Ti content (x in the range of 0–1.0), the hardness of these coatings (about 960 HV) was basically unchanged and stabilized, whereas, when x was increased to 1.25, the correspondent hardness was decreased significantly to about 830 HV. Compared with original substrate, the wear resistance of high-entropy alloy (HEA) coatings was greatly improved. In particular, CoCrFeNi2V0.5Ti0.75 (donated as Ti0.75) exhibited the lowest wear rate, width, and depth of tracks of wear, indicating the best wear resistance. Moreover, the wear mechanisms of Ti0.75 coating were mainly adhesive wear and oxidative wear.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4067
Author(s):  
Danqing Yin ◽  
Guangbing Liang ◽  
Shuai Fan ◽  
Shanxin Li

Cavitation corrosion resistant coatings are an excellent solution to the cavitation corrosion problem. High entropy alloys provide a new possibility for cavitation resistant coatings due to their excellent comprehensive performance. Laser cladding was employed to synthesize AlCoCrxCuFe (x represents the Cr concentration, x = 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0) high entropy alloy coatings (HECs) on AISI 304 steel. The phase transformation, microstructure, micro-mechanical properties, and cavitation erosion performance of HECs were studied. Results showed that AlCoCrxCuFe HECs were composed of BCC and FCC duplex phase. The microstructure of HECs showed a typical dendritic structure. The composition segregation of interdendrite structures was observed. Cavitation erosion resistance represented by 20 h volume loss was decreased with the increase in Cr content. AlCoCrxCuFe HECs with the lowest chromium content (AlCoCr0.5CuFe) showed the best cavitation erosion resistance among all samples. The cavitation resistance of AlCoCrxCuFe HECs has good correlation with the mechanical parameter Hn3/Er2 (Hn is nanohardness, Er is elastic modulus) and phase formation parameter δ (δ is atomic radius difference). The surface after 20 h of cavitation erosion testing exposed the dendritic structure of BCC phase, which was caused by the destruction of the interdendrite structure by cavitation impact.


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