Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma12111760
Keywords
thermal spraying; high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF); S-phase; expanded austenite; 316L; stainless steel; thermochemical treatment; hardening; gas nitriding
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- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen Otto von Guericke e.V. (AiF) [KF2152613WZ4, KF2550004WZ4]
- German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
- German Research Foundation [DFG-392676956]
- Technische Universitat Chemnitz
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Gas nitriding is known as a convenient process to improve the wear resistance of steel components. A precipitation-free hardening by low-temperature processes is established to retain the good corrosion resistance of stainless steel. In cases of thermal spray coatings, the interstitial solvation is achieved without an additional surface activation step. The open porosity permits the penetration of the donator media and leads to a structural diffusion. An inhomogeneous diffusion enrichment occurs at the single spray particle edges within the coating's microstructure. A decreasing diffusion depth is found with increasing surface distance. The present study investigates an adjusted process management for low-temperature gas nitriding of high velocity oxy-fuel-sprayed AISI 316L coatings. To maintain a homogeneous diffusion depth within the coating, a pressure modulation during the process is studied. Additionally, the use of cracked gas as donator is examined. The process management is designed without an additional surface activation step. Regardless of surface distance, microstructural investigations reveal a homogeneous diffusion depth by a reduced processing time. The constant hardening depth allows a reliable prediction of the coatings' properties. An enhanced hardness and improved wear resistance is found in comparison with the as-sprayed coating condition.
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