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Nanostructured Ni-WC-Co composite coatings fabricated by electrophoretic deposition

  • You Wang*
  • , Z. Xu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • University of Alberta

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Abstract

Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) was applied to the fabrication of nanostructured Ni-WC-Co composite coatings on nickel-plated stainless steel substrates. The micro-hardness and ball-on-disk sliding wear of the sintered composite coatings were tested for, and the results correlated to those of the microstructure analysis, which was determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Sintering after EPD on the substrates and high-pressure pressing resulted in dense composite coatings containing high volume fractional of nanostructured WC or WC-Co particles. Compared with pure nickel coatings or stainless steel, the coatings containing nanostructured WC-Co particles showed a significant increase in hardness and wear resistance. The remarkable improvement in hardness and wear resistance is attributed to the dispersion hardening of nanostructured WC-Co particles in the composite coatings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3896-3902
Number of pages7
JournalSurface and Coatings Technology
Volume200
Issue number12-13
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Mar 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electrophoretic deposition
  • Hardness
  • Nanostructured Ni-WC-Co coatings
  • Nanostructured WC-Co particles
  • Sintering
  • Wear

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