The research of wear and corrosion-resistant properties of laser coatings with strengthening phase

Abstract

One of the most promising methods of spraying protecting coating is the laser coating with strengthening phases, alloying or modifying elements. The purpose of this study is the creation of composite wear and corrosion resistant coatings by additive technology of laser coating for oil and mining industries. The possibility of obtaining complex coating with a strengthening phase is shown. Two variants of coating were considered. Variant 1: support plate made of 12Х18Н10Т stainless steel was cladded with sublayer made of Ni + Cr powder, afterwards the upper cladding layer made of Х23Н5М3ГС steel of Cr-Ni-Мn system was formed with various content of strengthening WC phase in the form of VK-12 powder. Variant 2: support plate made of carbon steel was cladded with four layers of self-fluxing cladding powder PS-12NVK-01 of Ni-Cr-Fe / WC system with addition of nanomodification of powder TiN + Y2O3 + Cr + Fe. The specialists established the dependence of microstructure, structural-phase components and micro hardness of cladded layer from the quantity of WC strengthening phase. The various content of WC strengthening phase (from 10 to 30 %) does not influence the micro hardness of the upper layer significantly – it’s average value is ≈ 700 HV The laser influence on powder mixture leads to partial deterioration of WC strengthening phase, which leads to chemical reaction of tungsten cobalt powder and stainless steеl with formation of complex intermetallic compounds and carbides. Small addition of nanosized modifier TiN + Y2O3 (0,1 % of weight) in a composite mixture with coating power PS-12NVK-01 allows increasing the hardness of protective coating by 1.4, and wear-resistance – by 2 times in comparison to the coatings with similar characteristics, obtained without nanomodifying additions.