Taguchi analysis on erosive wear behavior of cobalt based microwave cladding on stainless steel AISI-420

• Published in: Measurement : journal of the International Measurement Confederation Vol. 99; pp. 98 - 107
• Main Authors: Hebbale, Ajit M., Srinath, M.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: AISI-420; ANOVA; Chromium; Cladding; Cobalt; Corrosion resistance; Corrosive wear; Energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy; Erosion; Fracture; Gas turbine engines; Impingement; Martensitic stainless steels; Mechanical properties; Microwave; Microwaves; Slurries; Solid solutions; Stainless steel; Substrates; Taguchi methods; Tribology; Variance analysis; Wear mechanisms; Wear resistance; Microwave; Fracture; AISI-420; ANOVA; Cobalt
• ISSN: 0263-2241; 1873-412X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2016.12.024

[Display omitted] •The cobalt based microwave clads are developed on stainless steel (AISI-420).•The clad shows well metallurgical bond with the substrate without any interfacial cracks.•The Taguchi technique cleared that slurry erosive wear rate was completely dependent on the control factors.•The developed clads are much better slurry erosive resistance than the unclad substrate. The strength, hardness, wear and corrosion resistance are the most important mechanical properties of the tribological components. Martensitic stainless steel plays very important role to represent these characteristics. The AISI-420 stainless steel widely used to manufacture the hydraulic and gas turbine components. The present work deals with microstructure and slurry erosive wear studies of cobalt based clad developed through microwave energy at a frequency of 2.45GHz. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis result reveals the presence of cobalt and chromium rich solid solution in the intercellular substances. The Taguchi orthogonal array was used to gauge the factors affecting the wear significantly. The influence of various factors such as speed, particle size and impingement angle on wear behavior was evaluated by Means and ANOVA (analysis of variance). It was observed that the slurry speed significantly influenced the more mass loss on unclad substrate. The wear mechanism of the worn surface was studied through a scanning electronic microscope. It shows the mixed mode of erosion in the form of microcutting, ploughing, and fractures appeared are major wear mechanisms.