Amorphous Steel Coatings Deposited by Cold-Gas Spraying

Autor: Mario Tului, Cecilia Bartuli, Alessia Bezzon, Angelo Luigi Marino, Francesco Marra, Susanna Matera, Giovanni Pulci
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Metals, Vol 9, Iss 6, p 678 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4701
DOI: 10.3390/met9060678
Popis: Cold-gas spray (CGS) deposition of amorphous steel coatings starting from a commercial feedstock powder containing boron, tungsten, and silicon was investigated. Microstructural characterization, carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy, and backscattered electron diffraction (EBSD) analysis, confirmed the amorphous nature of deposited coatings. The amorphization phenomenon is related to high-strain/strain-rate deformation with shear instability caused by very high particle kinetic energy, with a mechanism that resembles the severe plastic deformation process. The CGS coatings were heat-treated at temperatures ranging from 650 to 850 °C to induce partial recrystallization. The effect of nanocrystal nucleation and growth on the hardness of the coatings was investigated, and the hardness of heat-treated samples was found to increase with respect to as-sprayed coatings, outperforming conventional high-velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) deposits. Hardness was found to decrease after prolonged (750 °C) exposures.
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