Abstract
HVOF coating of Inconel 625 powder on carbon steel is carried out. Laser melting of the resulting coating is realized to improve coating structural integrity. Morphological and microstructural changes are examined in the coating prior and after laser treatment process using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and x-ray diffraction (XRD). The residual stress developed is measured on the surface vicinity of the laser-treated coating using the XRD technique. The corrosion resistance of the laser-treated and untreated coating surfaces is measured, incorporating the potentiodynamic tests in 0.5 M NaCl aqueous solution. It is found that laser treatment reduces the pores and produces cellular structures with different sizes and orientations in the coating. Laser-controlled melting improves the corrosion resistance of the coating surface.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1505-1511 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - May 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors acknowledge the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for this study.
Keywords
- Corrosion resistance
- HVOF
- Laser
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering