Modeling of protective plasma spray ceramic coating made of clad powder mixture

Abstract

To solve the problem of increasing the adhesive-cohesive strength of plasma multifunctional coatings used to protect parts of power and mechanical engineering equipment components from wear and corrosion, a ceramic coating of the “Al2O3 - Ni” system, obtained from a powder mixture based on corundum clad with nickel, is proposed for use and studied. The coating was applied by high-energy plasma powder deposition (on the “Thermoplasma-50” installation) to the intermetallic sublayer of the “Ni-Co-Cr-Al-Y” system. The aim of this work was to study the micro structure and phase composition of the powder mixture of oxide ceramics clad with a refractory metal component (nickel), as well as the plasma coating formed from this powder material. According to the results of the research, it was found that the powder mixture clad with nickel has a multiphase composition (Ni+l-Al2O3+r-Al2O3), a spherical morphology of particles. From this powder material, a coating with a phase composition (Ni+L -Al2O3+J ’-L J u Ll) is formed, characterized by a layered microstructure with a columnar structure of oxide grains and nickel interlayers. The coating has high hardness and adhesive-cohesive strength, low coefficient of friction and is recommended for protection against wear of energy and mechanical engineering parts.