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Cavitation Erosion and Corrosion Behavior of NiTi Cladding with Cu and Nb Interlayers

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Cavitation erosion resistance of NiTi claddings by tungsten inert gas with/without Cu, Nb and Cu + Nb interlayers was investigated. The NiTi-TIG and NiTi-Nb-TIG claddings cannot resist the cavitation erosion due to the presence of cracks and brittle phase Fe2Ti. The employment of Cu and Cu + Nb interlayers can inhibit the welding cracks and brittle phase Fe2Ti. The ranking according to the cavitation erosion resistance is NiTi plate > NiTi-Cu-TIG cladding ≈ NiTi-Cu-Nb-TIG cladding > stainless steel. The superior cavitation erosion resistance of NiTi-Cu-TIG and NiTi-Cu-Nb-TIG claddings results from high hardness, superelasticity, no cracks and no brittle Fe2Ti phases. However, the corrosion resistance of NiTi claddings with Cu and Cu + Nb interlayers is slightly reduced due to the existence of the second phases and pores, compared with the NiTi plate.

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This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Numbers: 51801218). The authors would like to acknowledge Huaining Chen, Hang Liang, and Zhaoxuan Zhang for preparing NiTi cladding by TIG surfacing process.

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    Z. P. Shi, Z. B. Wang, L. M. Zhang, T. Y. Xiong & Y. G. Zheng

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, China

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  3. Hefei General Machinery Research Institute, Hefei, 230031, China

    F. G. Chen

  4. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, China

    Y. X. Qiao

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Shi, Z.P., Wang, Z.B., Chen, F.G. et al. Cavitation Erosion and Corrosion Behavior of NiTi Cladding with Cu and Nb Interlayers. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 3840–3851 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04901-y

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