Microstructural analysis of hypoeutectic white cast iron coatings with Si and V additions

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https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.117

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Coatings, Hypoeutectic Cast Iron, Microstructure, Silicon, Vanadium, Welding

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Alloy systems used as coatings in surfaces under low or moderate abrasion are highly complex. In order to search for a simpler system, in this work three coatings were studied, applied using electrodes with different compositions, based on hypoeutectic white cast irons, with 3.2% C, V from 0.47 to 1.57%, and Si from 2.30 to 3.82%. Resulting coatings were studied using Optical (OM) and Scanning Electron Microscopies (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and hardness measurements. Results showed that maximum hardness (64 HRC) was obtained for low Si and V contents, due to a microstructure mainly composed by martensite and austenite. The increase in Si and V contents led to significant modifications in the microstructures, being perlite the main phase, with the presence of eutectic zones and V carbides. These modifications originated lower hardness for these coatings (57 HRC). This study allowed to define that using low Si and V contents (close to 2.30% Si and 0.47% V), electrodes of the Fe-Si-V-C system can be an alternative for coating surfaces under low or moderate abrasive wear.

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2018-06-30

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Rodríguez-Pérez, M., Perdomo-González, L., Escobedo, J. A., Béjar, L., Medina, A., Soriano, J. F., & Alfonso, I. (2018). Microstructural analysis of hypoeutectic white cast iron coatings with Si and V additions. Revista De Metalurgia, 54(2), e117. https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.117

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