Synergistic improvement of pitting and wear resistance of laser powder bed fusion 420 stainless steel reinforced by size-controlled spherical cast tungsten carbides

Yiqi Zhou, Zhiyuan Huang, Shuoyang Wang, Wentao Qin, Decheng Kong, Tingting Liu, Yu Yan, Xiaogang Li, Xuanhui Qu, Dirk Engelberg, Chaofang Dong

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Abstract

The spherical cast WC/W2C is selected to produce a martensitic stainless steel-based composite using the laser powder bed fusion technique. W and C reacted with Fe and Cr, creating a strong bond between the particles and the matrix, reducing the wear rate by over 98%. W and C diffuse to the matrix, increasing the hardness over 100 HV0.5. The interface between cast WC/W2C and matrix is sensitive to pitting corrosion through galvanic effects. However, the formation of austenite and WO3 from spherical cast WC/W2C decomposition improves the critical pitting potential and passive film stability.
Original languageEnglish
Article number112342
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume237
Early online date3 Aug 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Aug 2024

Keywords

  • Laser powder bed fusion
  • metal matrix composite
  • pitting corrosion
  • bipolar electrochemistry
  • wear performance

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