Abstract:
To improve the tribological property of titanium alloy,
γ-NiCrAlTi/TiC composite coatings and
γ-NiCrAlTi/TiC/CaF
2 high-temperature self-lubrication composite coatings were fabricated on Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser cladding technology. The constituents and microstructure of the fabricated coatings were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) techniques, and the tribological properties were evaluated using a ball-on-disc tribometer under dry sliding wear test conditions at room-temperature, 300 ℃, 600 ℃, respectively. The results show that the bonding of the coatings to the substrates is completely metallurgical. The microstructure of the
γ-NiCrAlTi/TiC/CaF
2 cladding coating is consisted of the “in-situ” synthesized small clump and needle shaped TiC particles,TiC dendrite,
γ-NiCrAlTi solid solution and spherical CaF
2 particles. The wear rate of the fabricated coatings was greatly decreased mainly due to the combined effect of the wear-resistant TiC carbides and the ductile
γ-NiCrAlTi matrix. Moreover, the average friction coefficient of
γ-NiCrAlTi/TiC/CaF
2 coating was 0.21 at 600 ℃, which was reduced by 43 % and 50 % compared to the substrate and
γ-NiCrAlTi/TiC coating, respectively. It indicates that
γ-NiCrAlTi/TiC/CaF
2 coating has good friction-reducing and anti-wear properties at high temperature.