Wear resistance optimized by heat treatment of an in-situ TiC strengthened AlCoCrFeNi laser cladding coating

Mingxin Wang; Yutao Li; Tounan Jin; Hanguang Fu

doi:10.1515/mt-2023-0412

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Wear resistance optimized by heat treatment of an in-situ TiC strengthened AlCoCrFeNi laser cladding coating

Mingxin Wang
Mingxin Wang, born in 1999, is a master candidate of Beijing University of Technology, China. She obtained her bachelor degree at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology in 2021. Her research interests mainly focus on laser cladding.
, Yutao Li
Yutao Li, born in 1992, is a doctor candidate of Beijing University of Technology, China. He obtained her master degree at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Beijing University of Technology in 2019. His research interests mainly focus on laser cladding.
, Tounan Jin
Prof. Dr. Tounan Jin, born in 1965, is a Professor at Beijing University of Technology, China. He obtained his PhD at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Central South University in 2000. His research interests mainly focus on advanced manufacturing, performance and structural evolution of metal materials. By now, he has published over 120 papers.
and Hanguang Fu
Prof. Dr. Hanguang Fu, born in 1964, is a Professor at Beijing University of Technology, China. He obtained his PhD at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2004. His research interests mainly focus on material processing and solidification technology. By now, he has published over 250 technical papers and holds more than 130 invention patents in China.

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Abstract

An AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy coating containing 20 % mass fraction of TiC was prepared using the laser cladding method. The effect of heat treatment on the coating’s microstructure was analyzed through X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was observed that following high-temperature heat treatment, the phase transition of AlCoCrFeNi–20%TiC shifted from BCC to FCC at 750 °C. Through microhardness and wear resistance tests, the increased diffusion of carbon post-heat treatment led to a higher precipitation of TiC-reinforced phases, resulting in exceptional wear resistance with a notable 128.3 % enhancement.

Keywords: AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy; in-situ TiC strengthening; laser cladding; microstructure; wear resistance

Corresponding author: Hanguang Fu, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China, E-mail: hgfu@bjut.edu.cn

Funding source: R&D Program of Beijing Municipal Education Commission

Award Identifier / Grant number: KZ202210005004

Funding source: S&T Program of Hebei

Award Identifier / Grant number: 22281005Z

About the authors

Mingxin Wang

Mingxin Wang, born in 1999, is a master candidate of Beijing University of Technology, China. She obtained her bachelor degree at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology in 2021. Her research interests mainly focus on laser cladding.

Yutao Li

Yutao Li, born in 1992, is a doctor candidate of Beijing University of Technology, China. He obtained her master degree at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Beijing University of Technology in 2019. His research interests mainly focus on laser cladding.

Tounan Jin

Prof. Dr. Tounan Jin, born in 1965, is a Professor at Beijing University of Technology, China. He obtained his PhD at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Central South University in 2000. His research interests mainly focus on advanced manufacturing, performance and structural evolution of metal materials. By now, he has published over 120 papers.

Hanguang Fu

Prof. Dr. Hanguang Fu, born in 1964, is a Professor at Beijing University of Technology, China. He obtained his PhD at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2004. His research interests mainly focus on material processing and solidification technology. By now, he has published over 250 technical papers and holds more than 130 invention patents in China.

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Competing interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
Research funding: The authors would like to thank the financial support for this work from Program of Beijing Municipal Education Commission (KZ202210005004) and Program of Hebei (22281005Z).
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