P. Shayanfar, H. Daneshmanesh, K. Janghorban,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (8-2020)
Abstract
In this study, the effect of overlapping percentage on microstructure and mechanical properties of a single-pass coating by Inconel 625 powder laser has been investigated for quench-tempered ASTM A592 steel. In order to have a structural analysis, the inter dendritic distance was evaluated. For this purpose, scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Digimizer software were adopted. In order to investigate mechanical properties, elastic modulus, toughness, and micro hardness were evaluated. For the evaluation of elastic modulus, Noop indentation method was used, and for toughness studies, Evans method was applied. After the investigation, it was found that in the overlapping of single-pass 50% coatings, the heat input value is lower than overlapping in single-pass 75% coatings. It also contains a finer structure with much higher mechanical properties. This is in such a way that the inter dendritic distance in single-pass 50% coatings is about 0.91 µm. The average diameter of the dendritic columns is about 0.32 µm, hardness value is about 10%, Knoop hardness is about 9 units, elastic modulus is about 37 GPa, and toughness is about 9 MPa m1/2 higher in comparison with the 75% overlapping case.
M.r. Borhani, S.r. Shoja Razavi, F. Kermani, M. Erfan Manesh, S.m. Barekat, H. Naderi Samani, M. Shahsavari,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (1-2023)
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to laser cladding of stellite6 and stainless steel 17-4PH powders on the substrate of stainless steel 17-4PH, and investigate its solidification microstructure. The results showed that the microstructure of the stellite6 cladding has a cobalt solid solution ground phase with an FCC structure and Cr7C3 and Cr23C6 carbides. Also, the values of the primary dendrite distance and the distance of the secondary dendrite arm have decreased by moving away from the interface; The reason for this is related to the difference in the cooling rate in different parts of the coating. The microstructure of 17-4PH stainless steel coating includes martensitic, ferritic, and austenitic phases; Due to the same chemical composition of the substrate and the cladding, the weight percentage of elements such as iron, nickel, chromium, and copper did not change from the cladding to the interface. It indicates the uniformity of the chemical composition of the cladding and the substrate. The calculated microhardness for the cladding of stellite6, the substrate and the cladding of stainless steel 7-4PH is about 480, 350, and 350 respectively. The reason for the higher microhardness of the cladding is the presence of chromium carbides (Cr7C3 and Cr23C6) formed in the cobalt field and the cobalt solid solution field of the cladding.
