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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE
Volume 28, Issue 9, Pages 5649-5660Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-019-04298-3
Keywords
active piezoceramic excitation; Al-59; 2 Cu-25; 5 Fe-12; 3 B-3 quasicrystalline alloy; HVOF-sprayed quasicrystalline coatings; wavelet transforms
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico - CNPq [401184/2014-5/PVE 2014]
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Quasicrystals have received some attention in recent years regarding their potential usefulness as low friction and wear resistant materials. When quasicrystalline (QC) coatings are exposed to different levels of external loading or are subjected to thermal stresses, crack nucleation, and propagation become life-limiting factors. In this investigation, Al59.2Cu25.5Fe12.3B3 QC coatings were deposited onto AISI-A36 steel substrates using the high-velocity oxygen-fuel (HVOF) technique. The coatings were deposited at different oxygen-to-fuel ratios. To characterize the integrity of the coatings, the active piezoceramic excitation technique was applied to detect the propagation of cracks during three-point bending tests. The piezoelectric transducer signal was processed using wavelet transformation analysis. The results revealed that the coated samples displayed different densities of cracks depending on the oxygen-to-fuel. The crack density was found higher for coatings formed using a slightly oxidizing flame. The opening of the pre-existing cracks in the coating was the main reason of signal attenuation during piezoelectric excitation. The HVOF-sprayed AlCuFeB quasicrystalline coating, with thickness between 150 and 180 mu m, withstands a flexural stress as high as 340 MPa. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first that provides a quantitative assessment of the viability of QC coatings in mechanical applications in spite of their intrinsic brittleness.
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