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Cobalt-Free Laser Cladding on AISI Type 316L Stainless Steel for Improved Cavitation and Slurry Erosion Wear Behavior

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Laser cladding of Colmonoy-5 (a nickel base alloy) and Metco-41C (an iron base alloy) on AISI type 316L stainless steel (SS316L) and their wear behaviors were investigated to establish Co-free clad layers for potential applications in nuclear industry. A 3.5 kW CO2 laser-based system was used to optimize the laser cladding on SS316L substrate. The observed optimum parameters were: laser power of 1.6 kW, scan speed of 0.6 m/min, and powder feed rate of 8 g/min with 60% overlapping. The microstructure studies revealed that the clad layers primarily comprise very fine columnar dendritic structures, while clad-substrate interface exhibited planar and non-epitaxial mode of solidification due to high cooling rates. The cavitation and slurry erosion behaviors of laser clad layers were also compared to that of Stellite-6 for potential direct replacement. The cavitation erosion resistance was improved by a factor of 1.6, 3.7, and 4.1, while the slurry erosion resistances at an impingement angle of 30° were 1.5, 4.8, and 1.8 times better for laser clad surfaces of Colmonoy-5, Metco-41C, and Stellite-6, respectively, as compared to that of bare SS316L substrate. The study demonstrated that Metco-41C is a better choice as Co-free clad material for potential nuclear applications.

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The authors thankfully acknowledge the fruitful discussions with Dr. Atul Kumar and experimental/technical support extended by Mr. S.K. Mishra, Mr. Prem Singh, Mr. S.K. Perkar, and Mr. Anil Adbol. The work was financially supported by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.

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  2. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 247667, Uttarakhand, India

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Paul, C.P., Gandhi, B.K., Bhargava, P. et al. Cobalt-Free Laser Cladding on AISI Type 316L Stainless Steel for Improved Cavitation and Slurry Erosion Wear Behavior. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 23, 4463–4471 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-014-1244-9

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