Abstract
Friction surfacing is an advanced manufacturing process, which has been successfully developed over the past decade. The process is used for corrosion- and wear-resistant coatings and for reclamation of worn engineering components. The major requirement is for flexibility to enable rapid changes in process parameters in order to develop new applications, with variations in materials and geometries in terms of cost and reliable manner. So, the present work deals with the solid-state coating by friction surfacing process where aluminium is coated over mild steel substrate. The effects of traverse speed on the geometry, interfacial bond characteristics and mechanical properties of coatings are studied. Metallurgical studies were made using optical microscopy; mechanical tests included bend tests and microhardness tests.
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