Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14195492
Keywords
cold spraying; titanium; additive manufacturing; standoff distance; deposition efficiency
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- National Centre for Research and Development under the INNOLOT Programme - Ministry of Education and Science [01.1.04.00/2.01.01.00.000 SUBB.MCKE.21.003]
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In this study, the cold spray process was used to deposit thick titanium coatings onto 7075 aluminium alloy, and it was found that the standoff distance significantly affected the microstructure and adhesion of the coatings. Increasing the standoff distance can improve deposition efficiency and also impact the porosity and hardness of the coatings.
In this research, the cold spray process as an additive manufacturing method was applied to deposit thick titanium coatings onto 7075 aluminium alloy. An analysis of changes in the microstructure and mechanical properties of the coatings depending on the standoff distance was carried out to obtain the maximum deposition efficiency. The process parameters were selected in such a way as to ensure the spraying of irregular titanium powder at the highest velocity and temperature and changing the standoff distance from 20 to 100 mm. Experimental studies demonstrated that the standoff distance had a significant effect on the microstructure of the coatings and their adhesion. Moreover, its rise significantly increased the deposition efficiency. The standoff distance also significantly affected the coating microstructure and their adhesion to the substrate, but did not cause any changes in their phase composition. The standoff distance also influenced the coating porosity, which first decreased to a minimum level of 0.2% and then increased significantly to 9.8%. At the same time, the hardness of the coatings increased by 30%. Numerical simulations confirmed the results of the tests.
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