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Phase constituents and growth mechanism of laser in situ synthesized WC reinforced composite coating with W–C–Ni system

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The in situ synthesis of nickel-based composite coating reinforced with WC particle on mild steel has been investigated. Results show a planar crystal at the interface and some relatively coarse columnar dendrites on the side of the coating near the substrate. The synthesized WC particles homogenously distribute in the coating without cracks and pores. The maximum size, mean size, and volume fraction of the WC particle is 270 µm, 35 µm, and 71%, respectively. The microhardness value of the prepared coating can be up to a maximum of 755 HV2. The synthesized WC particles generally show a unique triangular prism shape, whose evolution rule and growth mechanism are investigated by Bravais–Friedel–Donnay–Harker theory. It is deduced that crystal structure and interface energy play important role in determining the shape of WC, which evolves from sphere to hexagonal prism and finally to triangular prism.

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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51171116), the Shuguang Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Committee (Grant No. 12SG15). The authors are also thanks the financial support from the Nature Science Foundation of Anhui Province (Grant No. TSKJ2015B02), the open fund of national precision engineering technology research center of small and special electric machine (Grant No. 3651HT001), and the open fund of key laboratory of advanced manufacturing technology, ministry of education (Grant No. XDSYS2016001).

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  1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Laser Processing and Modification, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Da Shu, Zhuguo Li, Ke Zhang, Chengwu Yao, Youlu Yuan & Zhenbang Dai

  2. Institute of Precise Forming and Knowledge Based Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Da Shu & Dayong Li

  3. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, People’s Republic of China

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Shu, D., Li, Z., Zhang, K. et al. Phase constituents and growth mechanism of laser in situ synthesized WC reinforced composite coating with W–C–Ni system. Journal of Materials Research 32, 557–565 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2016.469

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