Microstructure and Wear Behavior of NbC-Reinforced Ni-Based Alloy Composite Coatings by Laser Cladding

• Autor(a) principal: Pizzatto,Alex
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Teixeira,Moises Felipe, Rabelo,Alexsandro, Falcade,Tiago, Scheid,Adriano
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Materials research (São Carlos. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392021000300204
• topic: Metal-Matrix Composite; Nickel-based Superalloy; NbC Reinforcement; Microstructure; Wear

Abstract This work aims to evaluate the influence of laser power and reinforcement feeding rate on the microstructure, hardness, and wear behavior of NbC-reinforced Hastelloy C276TM alloy composite coatings. From a dual feeding system, one-step metal-matrix composite coatings were deposited with 10, 30, and 50% mass feeding of NbC powder with laser powers of 1.5 and 3.0 kW. Coatings deposited with 1.5 kW and 30% NbC showed some degree of porosity due to a combination of NbC feeding rate and melting pool temperature. Laser power and NbC feeding rate altered the melting efficiency and substrate burn-in shape, remarkably influencing the dilution. The composite microstructure was comprised of Ni-γ (FCC) dendrites with interdendritic network carbide which, in turn, ranged from lamellar-like M6C to blocky-like conjugated MC-M23C6 carbide. Primary petaloid-like MC [Nb] carbide was formed from a 30% reinforcement rate on, whilst a considerable number of unmelted particles was observed for 50%. The higher the reinforcement feeding rate, the higher the carbide fraction and better wear performance of low heat-input specimens. Synthesis with high heat-input sheds a light on the deleterious effect of the dilution and is not an option to enhance the wear performance.