Effect of Molybdenum on the Microstructures and Properties of Stainless Steel Coatings by Laser Cladding

Kaiming Wang,Yinghua Lin,Jiongshen Chen,Yongping Lei,Hanguang Fu,Baohua Chang

doi:10.3390/app7101065

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Stainless steel powders with different molybdenum (Mo) contents were deposited on the substrate surface of 45 steel using a 6 kW fiber laser. The microstructure, phase, microhardness, wear properties, and corrosion resistance of coatings with different Mo contents were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), microhardness tester, wear tester, and electrochemical techniques. The results show that good metallurgical bonding was achieved between the stainless steel coating and the substrate. The amount of M7(C, B)3 type borocarbide decreases and that of M2B and M23(C, B)6 type borocarbides increases with the increase of Mo content in the coatings. The amount of martensite decreases, while the amount of ferrite gradually increases with the increase of Mo content. When the Mo content is 4.0 wt. %, Mo2C phase appears in the coating. The microstructure of the coating containing Mo is finer than that of the Mo-free coating. The microhardness decreases and the wear resistance of the coating gradually improves with the increase of Mo content. The wear resistance of the 6.0 wt. % Mo coating is about 3.7 times that of the Mo-free coating. With the increase of Mo content, the corrosion resistance of the coating firstly increases and then decreases. When the Mo content is 2.0 wt. %, the coating has the best corrosion resistance.

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Carbon steel and low alloy steel, which have a high strength, good processing performance, and low price, are widely used in marine environments [1,2]
The coatings cladded on the surface of steels can greatly improve the service life of steel facilities in the ocean, which have a significant influence on the reliability of offshore steel components and can enhance the economic efficiency of the ocean [6]
The results showed that Al2 O3 ceramic and M7 C3 type carbide were in situ synthesized by laser cladding

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Introduction

Carbon steel and low alloy steel, which have a high strength, good processing performance, and low price, are widely used in marine environments [1,2]. Due to the complex environment of the ocean, some damage will inevitably occur on the surfaces of steels. The main failure ways of steel surfaces include wear, corrosion, and oxidation [3,4,5]. Surface modification technologies are necessary to improve the performance of steel parts. The coatings cladded on the surface of steels can greatly improve the service life of steel facilities in the ocean, which have a significant influence on the reliability of offshore steel components and can enhance the economic efficiency of the ocean [6]. Laser cladding technology is a new kind of surface modification technology. Coatings with specific properties can be obtained by melting alloy powder on the surface of a substrate through a laser beam [7].

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