Abrasion Resistant Coating and Method of making the same
An abrasion resistant coating is created by adding a ductile phase to a brittle matrix phase during spray coating where an Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystalline phase (brittle matrix) and an FeAl intermetallic (ductile phase) are combined. This composite coating produces a coating mostly of quasicrystal phase and an inter-splat layer of the FeAl phase to help reduce porosity and cracking within the coating. Coatings are prepared by plasma spraying unblended and blended quasicrystal and intermetallic powders. The blended powders contain 1, 5, 10 and 20 volume percent of the intermetallic powders. The unblended powders are either 100 volume percent quasicrystalline or 100 volume percent intermetallic; these unblended powders were studied for comparison to the others. Sufficient ductile phase should be added to the brittle matrix to transform abrasive wear mode from brittle fracture to plastic deformation, while at the same time the hardness of the composite should not be reduced below that of the original brittle phase material.
- Research Organization:
- Ames Lab., IA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-82
- Assignee:
- DOEGC; EDB-01:093935
- Patent Number(s):
- PATENTS-US-A9344694
- Application Number:
- 9-344,694; TRN: AH200133%%328
- OSTI ID:
- 784431
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1999 Jun 25; Other Information: PBD: 25 Jun 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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