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Microstructure and High-Temperature Tribological Behavior of Plasma-Sprayed FeCoCrAlNi High Entropy Alloy Coatings Under Higher Load Condition

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In this study, FeCoCrAlNi high entropy alloy (HEA) anti-wear coating was prepared on 304 stainless steel by plasma spraying. The results show that the HEA powder and coating phase is mainly the BCC phase. The microstructure of the splat exhibits a disk shape without obvious splashes, and the coating presents a dense microstructure with a typical lamellar structure. The average microhardness of the coating is 411 HV1.0 which is almost 1.5 times that of the 304 stainless steel substrate. Compared with the substrate, the HEA coating exhibits a better wear resistance property under a high load (20 N) at room temperature and 800 °C. The wear mechanisms for the FeCoCrAlNi coating were oxidation wear and mild abrasive wear at room temperature, and mild abrasive wear, oxidation wear, adhesive wear and the formation of oxide films at high temperature. These results indicate that HEA can be a promising high-temperature anti-wear coating material under severe working conditions.

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This research work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Numbers: 51501121, 51475315, 51775360, 51701134, 52071124), National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFB1103601), and NSAF (Grant No. U2030102) for financial support.

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This article is part of a special topical focus in the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology on High Entropy Alloy and Bulk Metallic Glass Coatings. The issue was organized by Dr. Andrew S.M. Ang, Swinburne University of Technology; Prof. B.S. Murty, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad; Distinguished Prof. Jien-Wei Yeh, National Tsing Hua University; Prof. Paul Munroe, University of New South Wales; Distinguished Prof. Christopher C. Berndt, Swinburne University of Technology. The issue organizers were mentored by Emeritus Prof. S. Ranganathan, Indian Institute of Sciences.

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Liu, X., Lv, F., Li, H. et al. Microstructure and High-Temperature Tribological Behavior of Plasma-Sprayed FeCoCrAlNi High Entropy Alloy Coatings Under Higher Load Condition. J Therm Spray Tech 31, 1276–1284 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-022-01359-3

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