Journal
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
Volume 400, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126218
Keywords
Laser assisted cold spray; AISI 4340 steel; Powder processing; Cold spray microstructure; Electron back scattered diffraction
Funding
- Office of Naval Research [ONR-N00014-18-1-2266]
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Laser assisted cold spray (LACS) of AISI 4340 steel, with sample deposited thicknesses between 1.7 mm and 3.5 mm, was accomplished by combining an infrared (940 nm wavelength) 4 kW laser with a VRC Metal Systems Gen III cold spray instrument. In situ laser heating of the substrate increased the deposition efficiency of the high strength 4340 steel from 48% to 72%. The increased surface temperature from 400 degrees C to 950 degrees C also increased the median ferrite grain size from 0.51 mu m to 2.2 mu m. As the ferrite grain size increased, the hardness decreased from 561 HV to 466 HV; however, at higher surface temperatures (738 degrees C and 950 degrees C) the creation of martensite occurred and compensated the lost hardness with the hardness returning to values of 532 HV and 592 HV respectively. In addition, LACS with increased laser power changed the impact behavior of particles from particle flattening to substrate penetration. Increased laser power also resulted in micro-scale oxidation during deposition.
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