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Optimization of the HVOF Spray Deposition of Ni3Al Coatings on Stainless Steel

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To supply wear-resistant coatings on AISI 310 austenitic stainless steel for harsh industry applications, Ni3Al intermetallic compound coatings were prepared by high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) spraying. Ni3Al coatings were deposited under different oxygen/fuel ratios of 4.45, 4.89 and 5.34. The phase structure, microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of the coatings at 25 °C were investigated firstly. As a result, the HVOF oxygen/fuel ratio of 4.89 was chosen to get the best physical properties of an average porosity 1.0 vol.%, thickness 290 μm, hardness 527 ± 16 HV, friction coefficient 0.75 and wear rate 1.74 × 10− 5 mm3/(N·m). Then tribological tests across a wide temperature range from 25 to 800 °C were carried out on the optimized coating: the coating presented the highest anti-friction and wear resistance at 600 °C, a continuous and dense oxide layer comprised of NiO, Ni2O3, Al2O3 and NiAl2O4 was formed and acted as a solid lubricant, and contributed a relatively low friction coefficient of 0.57 and wear rate of 8.91 × 10− 5 mm3/(N·m). The wear mechanisms were mainly tribo-oxidation wear and slight abrasive wear.

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Acknowledgments

Wensheng Li is grateful to the Supporting Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (52075234, 51674130), and the program of “Science and Technology International Cooperation Demonstrative Base of Metal Surface Engineering along the Silk Road (2017D01003).”

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Xiangjuan Fan, Wensheng Li, Haimin Zhai, Dongqing He & Bo Cheng

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Xiangjuan Fan & Wensheng Li

  3. State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China

    Jun Yang & Weimin Liu

  4. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China

    Shuai Cui

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Fan, X., Li, W., Yang, J. et al. Optimization of the HVOF Spray Deposition of Ni3Al Coatings on Stainless Steel. J Therm Spray Tech 31, 1598–1608 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-022-01386-0

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