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Microstructural Evolution of Hypoeutectic, Near-Eutectic, and Hypereutectic High-Carbon Cr-Based Hard-Facing Alloys

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A series of high-carbon Cr-based hard-facing alloys were successfully fabricated on a substrate of 0.45 pct C carbon steel by gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process using various alloy fillers with chromium and chromium carbide, CrC (Cr:C = 4:1) powders. These claddings were designed to observe hypoeutectic, near-eutectic, and hypereutectic structures with various (Cr,Fe)23C6 and (Cr,Fe)7C3 carbides at room temperature. According to X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and optical microscopy (OM), in 3.8 pct C cladding, the microstructure consisted of the primary carbides with outer shells (Cr,Fe)23C6 surrounding (Cr,Fe)7C3 cores and [α + (Cr,Fe)23C6] eutectic structures. In 5.9 pct C cladding, the composite comprised primary (Cr,Fe)7C3 as the reinforcing phase and [α + (Cr,Fe)7C3] eutectic structures as matrix. Various morphologies of carbides were found in primary and eutectic (Cr,Fe)7C3 carbides, which included bladelike and rodlike (with a hexagonal cross section). The 5.9C cladding with great amounts of primary (Cr,Fe)7C3 carbides had the highest hardness (approximately HRC 63.9) of the all conditions.

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The authors thank the National Science Council of Taiwan for its financial support (Project No. NSC97-2221-E-005-019).

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Lin, CM., Chang, CM., Chen, JH. et al. Microstructural Evolution of Hypoeutectic, Near-Eutectic, and Hypereutectic High-Carbon Cr-Based Hard-Facing Alloys. Metall Mater Trans A 40, 1031–1038 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-9784-6

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