Abstract
The Ni-based WC coatings enhanced by WC particle were fabricated on FV520B by plasma cladding device. The influence of magnetic force on the microstructure and performance of the coating was investigated. If the magnetic field does not exist, the microstructure of coating is a cluster of block-shaped structures; it is observably different from the dendritic and crumbling snowflake-like structures formed under transverse and longitudinal magnetic fields. The WC particles were distributed at the grain boundary. With the effect of longitudinal magnetic field, wear resistance and erosion resistance of coatings improved markedly. When axial magnetic field intensity came to 38 mT, the microhardness of coatings reached a maximum value, 720 HV0.2. Electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) indicates the metallurgical combination at the interface and element interdiffusion happened between the coating and substrate.
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