Wear of the PG-CP4 coating applied by plasma to 40H13 steel and subjected to laser treatment

Abstract

Abstract This paper discusses the wear of PG-CP4 powder coating deposited by plasma on 40H13 steel and treated by laser. A multi-factor model was established that relates the absolute wear of the PG-CP4 coating to independent factors of the laser processing process and allows you to reduce the coating wear. The longitudinal feed Spr of the laser beam and distance L from the protective glass of the laser head to the processed surface have the greatest and approximately equal influence on the absolute wear of the coating, and the radiation power W -a minimum influence. The research of 40H13 steel coated (the first option) and uncoated steel (the second option), showed that of all the samples that provide reliable adhesion of the coating to the substrate and the greatest reduction in absolute wear (from 80 to 22 micrometers, by 72.5 %) was achieved in the first case at the mode: W = 3 kW, Spr = 10 mm/s and L = 60 mm. The results of the research are recommended for use in enterprises that implement the processes of plasma and laser processing of materials, as well as in design organizations that develop modern technological laser systems.