Influence of annealing treatment on microstructure and properties of cold sprayed stainless steel coatings

304 stainless steel coatings had been deposited on carbon-steel substrate by cold spray technique, vacuum annealing treatment was applied to the coatings with different temperatures, and the influence of annealing treatment on the microstructure and electrochemical behavior of the coatings in 3.5% NaCl were analyzed. The results indicated that, the cold sprayed coating was constituted by the flattened particles, and the interfaces were clearly observed between the deposited particles. It was also found that annealing treatment led to the recovery and recrystallization of the elongated grains in the as-sprayed coatings with the increase of annealing temperature. When the annealing temperature achieved to 950 ？ C, the interface of particles was disappeared and the coating s structure was made of new recrystallization austenite grains. Annealing treatment increased the potential volts, and reduced the corrosion rate with the increase of annealing temperature. The electrical corrosion morphology indicated that, the corrosion was firstly at the distortion area and the crevice corrosion mechanism played an important part. Based on these results, processes active during annealing treatment are kinetically dependent and strongly influenced by the annealing treatment temperature.

Fracture behavior of 304 stainless steel coatings by cold gas dynamic spray

304 stainless steel coating was deposited on the Interstitial-Free steel substrate by cold gas dynamic spraying （CGDS）. Three-point bending test of the cold sprayed 304 stainless steel coating was tested by SHIMADZU electro-hydraulic servo-controlled fatigue testing machine and the fracture morphology was examined by scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that the fracture behavior of the cold sprayed 304 stainless steel coating was brittleness fracture. The crack in the coating occurred in the interfaces between particles and the crack extended to the internal of the coating with the increase of the load. When the crack has extended to the combination interface between coating and substrate, the crack extended to the two sides. The microstructure and mechanical property of the cold sprayed 304 stainless steel coating have been optimized after heat treatment.

Droplet transfer behavior of the stainless steel coated electrode with double-layer coating

In this paper, the droplet transfer behavior of the stainless steel coated electrode with double layer coating is researched by means of those experimental methods, such as high speed camera, collecting droplet in water, surfacing on the steel plate et al. The results show that the droplet transfer indexes of coated electrode are mainly controlled by the size of droplet, which affects the transfer behavior of droplet. The distribution characteristic of the droplet size of the electrode affects the numerical relationship among droplet transfer indexes. The metallurgical process of the coated electrode with double layer coating is carried out continuously in different zones. The main reason for the coated electrode with double layer coating gaining excellent usability quality is that the droplets realize the 'quasi flux wall guided transfer pattern'.

Elastic Modulus of 304 Stainless Steel Coating by Cold Gas Dynamic Spraying

304 stainless steel coating was deposited on the IF steel substrate by cold gas dynamic spraying （CGDS）, and the elastic modulus of the 304 stainless steel coating was studied. The elastic modulus of cold sprayed 304 stain- less steel coating was measured using the three-point bend testing and the compound beam theory, and the other me- chanic parameters （such as the equivalent flexural rigidity and the moment of inertia of area） of the coatings were also calculated using this compound beam theory. It is found that the calculated results using the above methods are accu- rate and reliable. The elastic modulus value of the cold sprayed 304 stainless steel coating is 1. 179 X 105 MPa, and it is slightly lower than the 304 stainless steel plate （about 2 X 105 MPa）. It indicates that the elastic modulus of the cold sprayed coatings was quite different from the comparable bulk materials. The main reason is that the pores and other defects are existed in the coatings, and the elastic modulus of the coatings also depends on varies parameters such as the feed stock particle size, porosity, and processing parameters.

Fracture Behavior of Cold Sprayed 304 Stainless Steel Coating During Cold Rolling

The fracture behavior of cold sprayed 304 stainless steel coating in cold rolling process was studied. The 304 stainless steel coatings were deposited on low carbon steel substrate by cold gas dynamic spray （CGDS） and then cold rolled, respectively. The fracture morphology of the coatings was observed and analyzed, and the crack distri- butions along the longitudinal rolling direction of the coatings were also investigated and discussed. The results showed that the cohesive strength of the cold sprayed 304 stainless steel coating was too low to be cold rolled. Mi crocracks were formed in the as-sprayed coatings and ran perpendicularly to the rolling direction. The spacing dis- tance between these cracks decreased with the increase of the cold rolling reduction. In addition, it was also found that the initial crack generated at the surface of the coating and propagated from the surface to the interface along the weakly bonded particles. A theoretical analysis was developed for the coating fracture. It gave a critical minimum cohesive bonding strength of the coating for non-breaking in cold rolling process. The crack propagation manner of the cold rolled coatings was also discussed.

Joining of Co coated ferritic stainless steel to ceramic solid oxide cells by a novel Ag-SiO_(2) braze

A novel Ag-SiO_(2) braze for Solid Oxide Cells was successfully developed and applied to join Co coated AISI 441 ferritic stainless steel to YSZ-NiO half cells.The braze showed an improved wettability on the coated steel and the YSZ compared to pure Ag.A defect-free steel/YSZ joint was obtained using an Ag-1SiO_(2) braze jointed at 1000℃for 30 min in air.The microstructure of the joints was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.Furthermore,a Co-Si-O_(2)phase diagram was calculated and used to explain the experimental results and formulate a reaction mechanism.It was found,that during the air brazing process,Co_(3)O_(4)and(Co,Fe)_(3)O_(4)are formed by the oxidation of the prefabricated Co coating.The growth of Cr_(2)O_(3)was effectively impeded by the formed Co-based spinels.In a second step,Co_(2)O_(3)reacts with the SiOpresent in braze.The CoSiOformed by the reaction ensures a firm bonding between the steel and Ag-SiObraze.

Influence of Gas Temperature on Microstructure and Properties of Cold Spray 304SS Coating

In the present study, 304 stainless steel coatings were deposited on interstitial-free steel substrates by cold gas dynamic spray technology. The effect of gas temperature on microstructure, micro-hardness, cohesive strength, and electrochemical property of the coatings were investigated and compared. The results showed that increasing gas temperature had a great contribution to enhancing the bonding strength between the deposited particles and making the microstructure more density. Therefore, the porosity of the coatings decreased from 0%4-0.5% to 2%4-0.3%, and the tensile strength of the coatings increased from 564-4 MPa up to 734-3 MPa. In addition, the corrosion resistance of the coatings was also deeply influenced by process gas temperature. The corrosion kinetics of the coatings were affected by both of the plastic deformation of deposited particles and the porosity in the coatings.