Energy density effect of laser alloyed TiB$_2$/TiC/Al composite coatings on LMZ/HAZ, mechanical and corrosion properties
In: Metals, vol. 10, no. 3, art 411, 2020. ; ISSN: 2075-4701, 2021
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In the present work, TiC/TiB$_2$/Al composite coatings were synthesized onto a precipitation hardened AlSi1MgMn alloy by laser surface alloying (LSA), using 13.3 J/mm$^2$ and 20 J/mm$^2$ laser energy densities. Microstructure evaluation, microhardness, wear and corrosion performance were investigated and compared with the untreated/substrate Al alloy sample. The results confirmed sound, compact, crackles composite coating of low porosity, with a proper surface/substrate interface. Microstructural analyses revealed the formation of extremely fine nano-precipitates, ranging from of 50–250 nm in the laser melted (LMZ) and large precipitates, accompanied with grain coarsening in the heat-affected zone (HAZ), due to the substrate overheating during the LSA process. Nonetheless, both coatings achieved higher microhardness, with almost 7-times higher wear resistance than the untreated sample as a consequence of high fraction volume of hard, wear resistant TiB$_2$ and TiC phases inside the composite coatings. Further, cyclic polarization results in 0.5 M NaCl aqueous solution confirmed general improvement of corrosion resistance after LSA processed samples, with reduced corrosion current by more than a factor of 9, enhanced passivation/repassivation ability and complete prohibition of crystallographic pitting, which was detected with the untreated Al alloy.
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Energy density effect of laser alloyed TiB$_2$/TiC/Al composite coatings on LMZ/HAZ, mechanical and corrosion properties
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Ravnikar, Dunja ; Trdan, Uroš ; Nagode, Aleš ; Šturm, Roman |
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Zeitschrift: | Metals, vol. 10, no. 3, art 411, 2020. ; ISSN: 2075-4701, 2021 |
Veröffentlichung: | MDPI, 2021 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2075-4701 |
DOI: | 10.3390/met10030411 |
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