Abstract
Ni60A/WC composite coating is prepared on 45 steel substrate by alternating-magnetic-field-assisted laser cladding. We compare the effects of different magnetic field intensity on WC particle distribution, microstructure, phase composition, microhardness and wear; in addition, the mechanism of alternating magnetic fields on cladding layers is briefly analyzed. The results show that an alternating magnetic field can significantly homogenize the distribution of WC particles. WC particles at the bottom are stirred and dispersed to the middle and upper area of the laser pool. The distribution of WC in the bottom region 6 of the coating decreases from 19.1% to 10%, the distribution of WC in the bottom region 5 decreases from 46.46% to 33.3%, the WC distribution in the top region 1 of the coating increases from 0 to 7.7% and the WC distribution in the top region 2 of the coating increases from 8.08% to 12.2%. The stirring of alternating magnetic fields strengthens the solute convection in the laser pool, refines the snowflake-shaped carbide hard phase and improves the coating microhardness and wear property, and adhesive wear and abrasive wear decrease gradually with increasing magnetic field strength.
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