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Microstructure and Tribocorrosion Behavior of Al2O3/Al Composite Coatings: Role of Al2O3 Addition

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Pure Al coating and Al2O3 particles reinforced Al composite coatings were prepared by arc-spraying. The feedstocks were pure Al wires and Al-based cored wires containing 10, 20, 30 vol.% Al2O3, respectively. The evolutions of microstructure, porosity and microhardness of the coatings with different Al2O3 contents were investigated. Microstructural analysis shows that the addition of Al2O3 particles improves density and decreases the porosity of the coating. The average hardness of the composite coatings varies from 39 to 416.5 HV0.1 as Al2O3 content increases from 0 to 30 vol.%. However, the microhardness of the Al matrix in the coatings increases first and then decreases as a function of Al2O3 contents. The tribocorrosion tests were performed under potentiodynamic polarization conditions in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. The cathodic shift of open circuit potential and the increase in current density are induced by sliding wear. Compared with pure Al coating, the Al2O3 particles reinforced composite coatings display a lower wear rate and coefficient of friction. The Al-20 vol.%Al2O3 composite coating shows superior resistance to tribocorrosion. The tribocorrosion mechanism of the composite coatings is delamination coupling of corrosion wear.

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This project is supported by National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFC1902404), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51975183) and Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program, China (Grant No. BE2019077, BE2017065).

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    Jiangbo Cheng, Yunyun Ge, Bishi Wang & Shen Hong

  2. Jiangsu Huawei Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Yancheng, 224799, People’s Republic of China

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  3. Baosteel Roll Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Changzhou, 213019, People’s Republic of China

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    Xiubing Liang

  5. Key Laboratory of Pressure Systems and Safety, Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People’s Republic of China

    Xiancheng Zhang

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Cheng, J., Ge, Y., Wang, B. et al. Microstructure and Tribocorrosion Behavior of Al2O3/Al Composite Coatings: Role of Al2O3 Addition. J Therm Spray Tech 29, 1741–1751 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-020-01062-1

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