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Microstructure and properties of a novel wear- and corrosion-resistant stainless steel fabricated by laser melting deposition

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The study investigated novel wear and corrosion resistance of stainless steel and 316 stainless steel samples which were successfully prepared by laser melting deposition. Phase composition, microstructure, microhardness, wear resistance, and electrochemical corrosion resistance were studied. The experimental results showed that novel stainless steel was mainly composed of a-Fe and a few carbide phase (Cr, Fe)7C3. The microhardness of novel stainless steel was about 2.7 times greater than 316 stainless steel. Meanwhile, the specific wear rate of novel stainless steel and 316 stainless steel was 2.63 × 10-5 mm3/N m and 1.63 × 10-4 mm3/N m, respectively. The wear volume of 316 stainless steel was 6.19 times greater than novel stainless steel. The corrosion current and the corrosion potential of novel stainless steel and 316 stainless steel were 1.02 × 10-7 A/cm2 and 1.5 × 10-7 A/cm2, and -138.8 mV, -135.9 mV, respectively, in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. Therefore, both microhardness and wear resistance of novel stainless steel were greatly improved, with high corrosion resistance.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this research from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB1100204), Key Research Project from the Science and Technology Commission of Liaoning Province (No. 2018106004), and Shenyang Science and Technology Funded Project (Nos. 19-109-1-03 and Z18-5-012).

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    Yurou Han, Chunhua Zhang, Xue Cui & Song Zhang

  2. Shenyang Dalu Laser Technology Co., Ltd., 110136, Shenyang, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China

    Jiang Chen

  3. National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing, Army Academy of Armored Forces, 100072, Beijing, China

    Shiyun Dong

  4. Stomatology Research Center, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, 110002, Shenyang, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China

    Adil Othman Abdullah

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Han, Y., Zhang, C., Cui, X. et al. Microstructure and properties of a novel wear- and corrosion-resistant stainless steel fabricated by laser melting deposition. Journal of Materials Research 35, 2006–2015 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2020.70

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