To improve the wear resistance of magnesium alloy,the laser surface cladding of AZ31B magnesium alloy with Al-12 % Si and Al2O3-40 % TiO2 composite powders (in the wt.% ratio of 10:1,6:1,4:1) were investigated by using a 5kW continuous wave CO2 laser.A detailed microstructure and phase analysis of the surface modified layer were studied by optics microscopy(OM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS),X-ray diffraction(XRD).The microstructure of the surface modified layers mainly consist of Al-Mg matrix,dendrite precipitates and Al2O3,TiO2 ceramic particles.The microhardness of the surface layer were measured and wear resistance property were evaluated in details.The average microhardness of the surface layers were significantly improved to 250HV0.05 as compared with 50HV0.05 of the AZ31B substrate.The results showed that the wear resistance of the laser surface modified samples was considerably improved as compared as the as-received specimen.
Cui Zeqin1,2,Wang Wenxian1,2,Wu Hongliang1,Xu Bingshe1,2 1Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials (Taiyuan University of Technology),Ministry of Education,Taiyuan 030024,China 2College of Materials Science and Engineering,Taiyuan University of Technology,Taiyuan 030024,China
Due to poor metallurgical weldability of magnesium alloy,laser welding crack is still one of the main defects.The generations of welding crack seriously affected the weld quality and reduce the mechanical properties of welded joints which have become a bottleneck of the magnesium alloy products widely used in the structure materials.In this paper,AZ31B magnesium alloy sheet with 2mm thickness was used for this investigation.The forming reason and extending characteristics of the welding cracks were investigated during the Nd:YAG pulsed laser welding.The results show that welding cracks are mainly solidification crack which were always present in the weld centers.Few welding hot cracks appear multiple furcation phenomenons,and main and branch cracks were intercrystalline crack.The partial branch crack was mixed intercrystalline and transgranular extension.In addition,few cracks in the weld were caused due to irregular shape porosity and inclusion.The delayed crack weren't observed in the weld after deposited 48 hours.In the pre-process on the basis,the characteristics and generation mechanism of YAG pulsed laser welding cracks of magnesium alloy were analyzed further.
Cui Zeqin1,2,Wang Wenxian1,2,Si En1,Xu Bingshe1,21Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials (Taiyuan University of Technology),Ministry of Education,Tai-yuan 030024,China2College of Materials Science and Engineering,Taiyuan University of Technology,Taiyuan 030024,China
To improve the wear resistance and corrosion resistance of magnesium alloys, a 5 kW continuous wave CO2 laser was used to investigate the laser surface cladding on AZ31B magnesium alloys with Al-Si/Al2O3 -TiO2 composite powders. A detailed microstructure, chemical composition, and phase analysis of the composite coatings were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The laser cladding shows good metallurgical bonding with the substrate. The composite coatings are composed of Mg17Al12, Al3Mg2, Mg2Si, Al2O3, and TiO2 phases. Compared to the average microhardness (50HV0.05) of the AZ31B substrate, that of the composite coatings (230HV0.05) is improved significantly. The wear resistances of the surface layers were evaluated in detail. The results demonstrate that the wear resistances of the laser surface-modified samples are considerably improved compared to the substrate. It also show that the composite coatings exhibit better corrosion resistance than that of the substrate in 3.5wt% NaCl solution.
