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Investigation on Microstructure and Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of a Novel Fe-Cr-B-C-Al-Si-Mn Composite Coatings on 2Cr13 Steel by Laser Cladding

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A novel Fe-Cr-B-C-Al-Si-Mn composite coating was designed and synthesized on 2Cr13 steel substrate using laser cladding technique in this study. The microstructure evolution, microhardness and wear resistance of the composite coating were investigated. The results showed that the microstructure of the coating was mainly composed of α-(Fe,Cr,Al) martensite, retained γ-Fe, and the eutectic comprised of CrFeB, M3(C,B)2, M2(B,C) and M23(C,B)6. The average microhardness of the coating (742.1 HV0.5) was 3.95 times compared with the 2Cr13 steel substrate, and the wear resistance was enhanced by 12.5 times compared with the 2Cr13 steel substrate. The wear mechanisms were dominated by abrasive wear and oxidative wear.

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    Jian Gu, Dongqing Li, Shengchun Liu, Jiajun Si, Songlin Cai, Xuliang Liu & Peng Liu

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Gu, J., Li, D., Liu, S. et al. Investigation on Microstructure and Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of a Novel Fe-Cr-B-C-Al-Si-Mn Composite Coatings on 2Cr13 Steel by Laser Cladding. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 31, 2381–2390 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-06325-8

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