Influence of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of HVOF Sprayed Cr3C2-NiCr Coating
Subject Areas :Pejman Zamani Moghadam 1 , Reza Ghasemi 2 , Behnaz saeedi 3 , Hamid Dahaghin 4 , Farhad Shahriari 5 , Mahmood Memari 6
1 - Coating development expert, Turbotec Co., Tehran, Iran.
2 - Coating development expert, Turbotec Co., Tehran, Iran.
3 - Coating development expert, Turbotec Co., Tehran, Iran.
4 - Coating development manager, Turbotec Co., Tehran, Iran.
5 - Coating development adviser, Shiraz Industrial University, Shiraz, Iran.
6 - Technology development manager, Turbotec Co., Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Heat treatment, Cr3C2-NiCr, Phase Composition,
Abstract :
Deposition of the Cr3C2-NiCr cermet by the HVOF process results in the dissolution of Cr3C2 in the NiCr metal phase and decreasing the hardness and the elastic modulus of the resulting coating. In this study, Cr3C2-25wt% (Ni-20Cr) powder was applied to Hastelloy X super alloy substrates by high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) process. Influence of heat treatment on Cr3C2 phase recovery and improvement of hardness and elastic modulus of coatings was investigated. For this purpose, microstructural examination performed by field emission scanning electron microscopy and phase composition analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis on the coating before and after heat treatment. Analysis of back scattered electron microscopy images showed that up to 11% of the dissolved carbide phases in the NiCr alloy recovered during heat treatment. In the XRD patterns of the heat-treated coatings, the amorphous regions disappeared and the NiCr peaks pronounced more in the background phase pattern. Also, the hardness and elastic modulus of coating after heat treatment increased by 156 HV0.3 and 98 GPa, respectively.
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_||_[1] T. Sahraoui & et al. "Alternative to chromium: characteristics and wear behavior of HVOF coatings for gas turbine shafts repair (heavy-duty)." Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 152, no. 1, pp, 43-55, 2004.
[2] J. M. Guilemany, S. Dosta & J. R. Miguel. "The enhancement of the properties of WC-Co HVOF coatings through the use of nanostructured and microstructured feedstock powders." Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 201, no. 3-4, pp, 1180-1190, 2006.
[3] Y. Liu, W. Liu, Y Ma & et al. "A comparative study on wear and corrosion behavior of HVOF-and HVAF-sprayed WC–10Co–4Cr coatings." Surface Engineering, vol. 33, no. 1, pp, 63-71, 2017.
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[7] W. Żórawski & S. Kozerski, "Scuffing resistance of plasma and HVOF sprayed WC12Co and Cr3C2-25 (Ni20Cr) coatings." Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 202, no. 18, pp, 4453-4457, 2008.
[8] V, Matikainen & et al. "Sliding wear behaviour of HVOF and HVAF sprayed Cr3C2-based coatings." Wear, vol. 388, pp, 57-71, 2017.
[9] A. S. M. Ang, H. Howse, S. A. Wade & et al. "Manufacturing of nickel based cermet coatings by the HVOF process." Surface Engineering, vol. 32, no. 10, pp, 713-724, 2016.
[10] S. Matthews, M. Hyland & B. James. "Long-term carbide development in high-velocity oxygen fuel/high-velocity air fuel Cr3C2-NiCr coatings heat treated at 900 C." Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, vol. 13, no. 4, pp, 526-536, 2004.
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[12] O. Fumitaka & et al. "Properties of Cr3C2-NiCr cermet coating sprayed by high power plasma and high velocity oxy-fuel processes." Journal of thermal spray technology, vol. 9, no. 4, pp, 499-504, 2000.
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[14] J. P. Singh, "Use of Indentation Technique to Measure Elastic Modulus of Plasma-Sprayed Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coatings." Ceramic Engineering & Science Proceedings. 1997.
[15] پ. زمانی مقدم، ر. قاسمی، ب. سعیدی و ح. دهاقین، بررسی ریزساختار، سختی و استحکام پیوند پوشش سرمتی Cr3C2-NiCr ایجادشده روی اجزای محفظه احتراق توربین گازی توسط فرایند HVOF، نوزدهمین کنگره ملی مهندسی سطح، بهمنماه 1397.
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[17] H. Singh, T. S. Sidhu, J. Karthikeyan & et al. "Development and characterization of Cr3C2–NiCr coated superalloy by novel cold spray process." Material Manufacturing Processes, vol. 31, no. 11 pp, 1476-1482, 2016.
[18] S. Matthews, "Doctoral Thesis – Erosion–corrosion of Cr3C2–NiCr high velocity thermal spray coatings", Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Vol. Doctoral Thesis, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 2004.
[19] P. Dominique, J. G. Legoux & R. S. Lima, "Engineering HVOF-sprayed Cr3C2-NiCr coatings: the effect of particle morphology and spraying parameters on the microstructure, properties, and high temperature wear performance." Journal of thermal spray technology, vol. 22, no. 2-3, pp, 280-289, 2013.
[20] P. Sahoo & R. Raghuraman. "Chromium-carbide-reinforced composite coatings for high-temperature hard-coat applications." Thermal Spray Coat: Res., Design Appl., Proc. Natl. Spray Conf. 1993.
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