Crack behaviour at the interface of a surface layer applied on a steel substrate by laser cladding

An influence of the bi-material interface between a steel substrate and a thin protective layer applied through laser cladding was investigated. A range of elastic properties and thicknesses of the layer were considered to cover the behaviour of a short crack in the selected materials such as bronze, nickel or cobalt alloys. The special case of the crack terminating directly at the interface was investigated, which is connected to the necessity of application of generalized approaches of linear elastic fracture mechanics. The results contribute to better understanding of fracture response of selected materials and to a more reliable decision on choosing a proper material of the protective layer.

Electrochemical deposition of cobalt alloy

Electrodeposition of cobalt alloys with refractory metals makes it possible to obtain coatings with a unique combination of physicochemical properties that are unattainable using other deposition methods. For the deposition of high-quality coatings with a cobalt-vanadium alloy, it is proposed to use a citrate electrolyte. Co-V coating was deposited on steel samples from citrate electrolyte at a temperature of 35-40 °C and a current density of 5-12 A/dm2 using soluble cobalt anodes. The vanadium content in the coating deposited at a ligand concentration of 0.3 mol / dm3 is 0.1-0.5 wt%. An increase in the concentration of the ligand to 0.4 mol / dm3 promotes the binding of cobalt into complexes, and, accordingly, the vanadium content in the coating increases to 0.6-1.2 wt.%. Moreover, the tendency to change the percentage of alloying elements with current density remains. Deposition coatings are dense, shiny, without internal stresses and cracks. The proposed compositions of electrolytes and modes of deposition of Co-V coatings with a vanadium content of up to 1.5 wt.% And a current efficiency of 50%. It was found that Co-V coatings are characterized by increased carbon content and are substitutional solid solutions, and the surface morphology of the obtained coatings depends significantly on the current density and changes from fine-crystalline to globular spheroid. The optimal current density for obtaining high-quality coatings with a cobalt alloy in a galvanostatic mode is ік = 10 A / dm2. Management of the storage of galvanic cobalt alloys in a quite wide range of concentrations of alloy-forming components is achieved by varying the electrolysis parameters, which allows the deposition technology to be adapted to the needs of the modern market.

Influence of Bath Hydrodynamics on the Micromechanical Properties of Electrodeposited Nickel-Cobalt Alloys

The influence of bath hydrodynamics on the resultant micromechanical properties of electrodeposited nickel-cobalt alloy system is investigated. The bath hydrodynamics realized by magnetic stirring is simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics and a region of minimum variation in velocity within the electrolytic cell is determined and validated experimentally. Nickel-cobalt alloy and nickel coating samples are deposited galvanostatically (50 mA/cm2) with varying bath velocity (0 to 42 cm/s). The surface morphology of samples gradually changed from granular (fractal dimension 2.97) to more planar (fractal dimension 2.15) growth type, and the according average roughness decreased from 207.5 nm to 11 nm on increasing the electrolyte velocity from 0 to 42 cm/s for nickel-cobalt alloys; a similar trend was also found in the case of nickel coatings. The calculated grain size from the X-ray diffractograms decreased from 31 nm to 12 nm and from 69 nm to 26 nm as function of increasing velocity (up to 42 cm/s) for nickel-cobalt and nickel coatings, respectively. Consecutively, the measured Vickers microhardness values increased by 43% (i.e., from 393 HV0.01 to 692 HV0.01) and by 33% (i.e., from 255 HV0.01 to 381 HV0.01) for nickel-cobalt and nickel coatings, respectively, which fits well with the Hall–Petch relation.

ROLLED ALLOYS 188

Rolled Alloys 188 is a cobalt-based superalloy with a unique combination of high temperature strength and oxidation resistance, along with adequate ductility even after prolonged exposure to the 760–870 °C (1400–1600 °F) temperature range. Cobalt alloys have an inherent advantage over the nickel-based grades in high temperature creep. Rolled Alloys 188 is solid solution strengthened by a 14% tungsten addition, and further strengthened by M6C and M23C6 carbides. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Co-136. Producer or source: Rolled Alloys Inc.