Abstract
The inherent technological limitations of traditional thermal spraying technologies have the relatively high oxidation degree and porosity of prepared Molybdenum (Mo) coating. Hence, in this study, a Mo coating was fabricated using supersonic plasma spraying technology. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), tensile testing machine, high-precision macro/micro-indentation tester and ball-on-disc tribometer were used to investigate the microstructure, phase composition, mechanical and tribological properties of the coating. The results showed that the Mo coating had dense structure and highly diminished oxidation degree. The phase composition was pure Mo. The tensile strength failure occurred within the coating layer. In the meanwhile, the Mo coating exhibited a superior hardness, a high elastic work/total work (We/Wt), and excellent tribological properties. The wear mechanisms were fatigue wear and adhesive wear.
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