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Microstructure Evolution and Enhanced Wear Resistance of Al2CrFeNiMo High Entropy Alloy Coating Fabricated by Laser Cladding

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In order to enhance the hardness and wear resistance of Cr12MoV, Al2CrFeNiMo was designed and successfully prepared by laser cladding. Phase, microstructure, hardness and wear characteristics of the coating were analyzed by x-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscope, Vickers hardness tester and reciprocating wear tester. The results indicated that the coating was composed of BCC and FCC phases having high lattice distortion and dislocation density. Microstructure of the coating presented the equiaxed grain which was rich in Fe, Cr and existed the segregation of Mo, Al, Ni. The coating demonstrated high hardness, with the values of 600 HV0.2, which was increased by 150% than that of the substrate. Compared with the substrate, the friction coefficient and wear volume of the coating were reduced by 48.9 and 91.32%, respectively. The wear mechanism of the coating was the abrasive wear. However, the substrate exhibited the serious adhesive wear besides the abrasive wear.

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This work was supported by the Project of “The 13th Five-Year” Science and Technology Research of Department of Education of Jilin Province (20220098KJ),” “The Natural Science Foundation of Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province (20230101335JC).” Special thanks to the laser Laboratory of Northeast Electric Power University for the help of this study.

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Gao, Y., Bai, S., Tong, Y. et al. Microstructure Evolution and Enhanced Wear Resistance of Al2CrFeNiMo High Entropy Alloy Coating Fabricated by Laser Cladding. J Therm Spray Tech (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-024-01768-6

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