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Preparation and performance of a cold gas dynamic sprayed high-aluminum bronze coating

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By mixing preheated high-aluminum bronze powders with different amounts of Al2O3 powder, a low-pressure cold-sprayed coating was prepared and sprayed onto a Cr12MoV steel substrate. The hardness of the coating and the bonding strength between the coating and the substrate were tested with a HV-1000 microhardness tester and a mechanical universal testing machine. The surface microstructure, cross-section and tensile fracture surface of the coating were observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Correspondingly, the influences of the preheat treatment temperature of the bronze powder and the Al2O3 content on the coating performance were investigated. The results indicate that the hardness of bronze powders decreased and the coating deposition rate increased after the preheating treatment of the bronze powder. The Al2O3 content in the mixed powders contributed to the deformation of bronze powders during the spraying process. This trend resulted in varied performance of the coating.

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This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFE0111400), the Program on Key Research Project of Gansu Province (No. 17YF1WA159), and the National High-end Foreign Experts Program of China (No. GTD20156200088).

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    Li Feng, Chang Guan, Ji-rong Chang, Hai-min Zhai, Guo-sheng An & Wen-sheng Li

  2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Nonferrous Metals, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Li Feng, Hai-min Zhai, Guo-sheng An & Wen-sheng Li

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Feng, L., Guan, C., Chang, Jr. et al. Preparation and performance of a cold gas dynamic sprayed high-aluminum bronze coating. Int J Miner Metall Mater 25, 1354–1361 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-018-1689-1

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