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Improving the wear resistance of the magnesium alloy WE43 by cold sprayed Ni–Al2O3 and Ni–Zn–Al2O3 coatings

  • Serkan Gül

    Serkan Gül graduated from Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department of Karadeniz Technical University in 2016. He was assigned in E.C.A-Manisa as production engineer for several years. He accomplished his Master’s Degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department of Manisa Celal Bayar University in 2021.

    , Hülya Durmuş

    Hülya Durmuş is professor at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in Manisa Celal Bayar University. She graduated from Pamukkale University in 1998 with a degree of mechanical engineer. She completed the Master of Science in Manisa Celal Bayar University in 2000. In 2006, she got her PhD.

    , Canser Gül

    Canser Gül is researcher at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in Manisa Celal Bayar University. She graduated from Karadeniz Technical University in 2015 with a degree of metallurgical and materials engineer. She got her Master’s Degree from Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department of Gazi University in 2018. She continues her doctorate in Gazi University. She is a visiting researcher in University of Toronto since 2022.

    and Nilay Çömez

    Nilay Çömez is associate professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Ege University. She graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Manisa Celal Bayar University in 2010. She got her Master Degree and PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Manisa Celal Bayar University in 2012 and 2017, respectively.

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Abstract

Lightweight magnesium (Mg) alloys are employed in a wide range of applications due to their high specific strengths. Nevertheless, some applications require improvement of the wear resistance of Mg alloys. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the initial surface conditions, cold spray temperature, and coating material on the wear resistance of the cold sprayed coatings on WE43 Mg substrate. Blasted and sandpapered surfaces were coated with commercial powders of K-32 (Ni and Al2O3) and K-714 (Zn, Ni, and Al2O3). The coating materials were cold sprayed on blasted and sandpapered WE43 Mg surfaces at 500 °C and 600 °C. Surface roughness, thickness and wear resistance of the coatings were examined. Deposition efficiency was improved by raising the N2 gas temperature. The samples with the greatest wear resistance were those that were coated with Zn, Ni, and Al2O3 powder mixture on sandpapered surfaces at temperatures of 600 °C, where deposition efficiency is maximum. Cold spray coatings enhanced the wear resistance of the WE43 Mg substrate.


Corresponding author: Nilay Çömez, Mechanical Engineering, Ege University, Izmir, 35040, Türkiye, E-mail:

About the authors

Serkan Gül

Serkan Gül graduated from Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department of Karadeniz Technical University in 2016. He was assigned in E.C.A-Manisa as production engineer for several years. He accomplished his Master’s Degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department of Manisa Celal Bayar University in 2021.

Hülya Durmuş

Hülya Durmuş is professor at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in Manisa Celal Bayar University. She graduated from Pamukkale University in 1998 with a degree of mechanical engineer. She completed the Master of Science in Manisa Celal Bayar University in 2000. In 2006, she got her PhD.

Canser Gül

Canser Gül is researcher at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in Manisa Celal Bayar University. She graduated from Karadeniz Technical University in 2015 with a degree of metallurgical and materials engineer. She got her Master’s Degree from Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department of Gazi University in 2018. She continues her doctorate in Gazi University. She is a visiting researcher in University of Toronto since 2022.

Nilay Çömez

Nilay Çömez is associate professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Ege University. She graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Manisa Celal Bayar University in 2010. She got her Master Degree and PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Manisa Celal Bayar University in 2012 and 2017, respectively.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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