Author Affiliations
1Institute of Laser Advanced Manufacturing, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310023, China2Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of High-End Laser Manufacturing Equipment, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310023, China3College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310023, China4State Grid Ningxia Maintenance Company, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750011, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Micro-morphologies of deposited powders. (a) Cu powder; (b) Cu-coated graphite powder
Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of SLD system
Fig. 3. Cross-sectional morphologies of composite coatings with different graphite contents and morphologies of joints between composite coatings and substrates when the laser irradiation power is 600 W. (a)(b) CuGr5; (c)(d) CuGr10; (e)(f) CuGr15
Fig. 4. XRD diffraction patterns for coatings with different graphite contents and Cu-coated graphite powder
Fig. 5. SEM images of cross sections of CuGr10 coating. (a) Middle of coating; (b) joint between coating and substrate
Fig. 6. Microstructures and element distributions of composite coatings with different graphite contents. (a) CuGr5; (b) CuGr10; (c) CuGr15
Fig. 7. Microhardnesses of substrate and composite coatings with different graphite contents
Fig. 8. (a) Friction coefficient curves and (b) mass losses of substrate and composite coatings with different graphite contents
Fig. 9. (a) Wear profiles and (b) wear rates of substrate and composite coatings with graphite contents
Fig. 10. Morphologies of worn surfaces of substrate and composite coatings with different graphite contents. (a1) Cu substrate; (b1) CuGr0; (c1) CuGr5; (d1) CuGr10; (e1) CuGr15; (a2)--(e2) enlarged images of areas in the dotted boxes in Figs. 10 (a1)--(e1)
Fig. 11. EDS analysis results of worn surfaces of composite coatings with different graphite contents. (a) CuGr0; (b) CuGr5; (c) CuGr10
Fig. 12. Raman spectra of abrasive surfaces of composite coatings with different graphite contents
Coating | Massfraction ofgraphite /% | Gaspressure /MPa | Gastemperature /℃ | Laserpower /W | Standoff distancebetween supersonicnozzle andsubstrate /mm | Scanning velocityof supersonicnozzle /(mm·s-1) | Powder feedingrate /(g·min-1) |
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CuGr0 | 0 | 0.8 | 400 | 600 | 15 | 30 | 25 | CuGr5 | 5 | 0.8 | 400 | 600 | 15 | 30 | 25 | CuGr10 | 10 | 0.8 | 400 | 600 | 15 | 30 | 25 | CuGr15 | 15 | 0.8 | 400 | 600 | 15 | 30 | 25 |
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Table 1. Process parameters for graphite/Cu composite coating prepared by SLD system