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Effect of Repetitively Pulsed Laser Radiation on the Morphology, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of WC – NiCrBSi Coatings Obtained by Laser Surface Cladding

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In this work, the process of laser surface cladding was used for deposition of multilayer coatings using repetitively pulsed CO2 laser radiation. As a material for deposition a powder mixture based on a nickel–chromium heat-resistant alloy with an additive reinforcing ceramic WC particles was used. The cladding parameters such as radiation power, scanning speed, laser beam diameter were optimized. The possibility of forming a multilayer ceramic–metal coating without pores and cracks and with ceramic concentration of 40 wt. % was shown. It was also demonstrated that with an increase in the concentration of tungsten carbide, the microhardness increased above 1000 HV0.3 for 40% NiCrBSi—60% WC coating. A study on the wear resistance of the samples showed that the NiCrBSi—WC 6:4 wt. coating is 2.5–2.7 times better compared to the coating without ceramic particles. Using X-ray phase analysis, it was found that during laser exposure, secondary reinforcing phases were formed in the melt bath, such as CrB, Cr23C6, W2C, and W2B.

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This study was funded by state assignment of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (project No. 121030900259–0). The work on obtaining images of a scanning electron microscope, determining the energy-dispersed chemical composition was performed using the equipment of the Central Collective Use Center "Mechanics" (ITAM SB RAS).

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Golyshev, A., Bulina, N. & Gulov, M. Effect of Repetitively Pulsed Laser Radiation on the Morphology, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of WC – NiCrBSi Coatings Obtained by Laser Surface Cladding. Lasers Manuf. Mater. Process. 9, 590–609 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40516-022-00193-3

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