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Studies on the Sliding Wear Performance of Plasma Spray Ni-20Cr and Ni3Al Coatings

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Two metallic powders namely Ni-20Cr and Ni3Al were coated on AISI 309 SS steel by shrouded plasma spray process. The wear behavior of the bare, Ni-20Cr and Ni3Al-coated AISI 309 SS steel was investigated according to ASTM Standard G99-03 on a Pin-on-Disc Wear Test Rig. The wear tests were carried out at normal loads of 30 and 50 N with a sliding velocity of 1 m/s. Cumulative wear rate and coefficient of friction (μ) were calculated for all the cases. The worn-out surfaces were then examined by scanning electron microscopy analysis. Both the as-sprayed coatings exhibited typical splat morphology. The XRD analysis indicated the formation of Ni phase for the Ni-20Cr coating and Ni3Al phase for the Ni3Al coating. It has been concluded that the plasma-sprayed Ni-20Cr and Ni3Al coatings can be useful to reduce the wear rate of AISI 309 SS steel. The coatings were found to be adherent to the substrate steel during the wear tests. The plasma-sprayed Ni3Al coating has been recommended as a better choice to reduce the wear of AISI 309 SS steel, in comparison with the Ni-20Cr coating.

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  1. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India

    Maninder Kaur & Balraj Singh

  2. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, India

    Harpreet Singh

  3. Multitech Towers Private Limited, Chandigarh, India

    Bhupinder Singh

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This article is an invited paper selected from presentations at the 2009 International Thermal Spray Conference and has been expanded from the original presentation. It is simultaneously published in Expanding Thermal Spray Performance to New Markets and Applications: Proceedings of the 2009 International Thermal Spray Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, May 4-7, 2009, Basil R. Marple, Margaret M. Hyland, Yuk-Chiu Lau, Chang-Jiu Li, Rogerio S. Lima, and Ghislain Montavon, Ed., ASM International, Materials Park, OH, 2009.

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Kaur, M., Singh, H., Singh, B. et al. Studies on the Sliding Wear Performance of Plasma Spray Ni-20Cr and Ni3Al Coatings. J Therm Spray Tech 19, 378–383 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-009-9448-5

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