Making NiTi intermetallic compound coating using laser plasma complex spraying
- Applied Laser Engineering Research Institute, Niigata (Japan)
- Osaka Univ. (Japan)
To improve the erosion resistance of the Ti-alloys, surface modification technique using complex spraying system coupled with a high power CO{sub 2} laser and a DC plasma gun was applied. The laser plasma complex spraying system (LPCS) was constructed with 5kW CO{sub 2} laser and low pressure DC plasma spraying unit. In this system, the plasma spray coated layer was remelted and rapidly solidified by the CO{sub 2} laser irradiation. So, it is possible to synthesize intermetallic compound coatings from the simply mixed powder. NiTi intermetallic compound is known as a high cavitation erosion resistant material. In a case of only plasma spraying process, Ti and Ni layer were separated mutually in the coatings, but by the laser plasma complex spraying, NiTi, NiTi{sub 2}, and Ni{sub 3}Ti intermetallic compounds were formed in the coatings. And the coatings were joined metallurgically with substrate and contained few defect. The ratio of phases such as NiTi, NiTi{sub 2}, and Ni{sub 3}Ti was varied with the laser irradiation conditions and powder mixed ratio. To evaluate the erosion resistance of the coatings, vibratory cavitation erosion tests were carried out. The cavitation erosion resistance of the coatings were about 20 times as much as Ti6Al4V substrate due to NiTi phase.
- OSTI ID:
- 539359
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961073-; TRN: 97:003387-0085
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ICALEO `96: 15. international congress on applications of lasers and electro-optics, Detroit, MI (United States), 14-17 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the laser materials processing conference - ICALEO `96. Volume 81; PB: 971 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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