Solidified Microstructure of Wear-Resistant Fe-Cr-C-B Overlays

Jing Li, Rangasayee Kannan, Minghao Shi, Leijun Li

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Abstract

Iron-based alloy overlays are widely utilized in industry to extend the service life of components subjected to wear and corrosion attack. Welding is an overlay process commonly employed because of its low cost and high efficiency. The microstructure of an as-welded chromium carbide overlay and a new Fe-Cr-C-B overlay containing multiple alloying elements has been characterized by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). The microstructure of the chromium carbide overlay consists of large M 7X 3 primary carbides and austenite and carbide eutectic phases. The microstructure of the new overlay consists of granular MX-type primary carbide (M = Nb, Ti, Mo; X = C and B), dendritic δ-ferrite/austenite, eutectic phases of austenite and M 2B boride (M = Fe and Cr). The austenite portion of the microstructure has been subsequently transformed into martensite and retained austenite. The fine MX-type hard particles and refined eutectic and matrix microstructure lead to the high hardness of the overlay. The non-equilibrium solidification process for the complex microstructure is discussed using ThermoCalc.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1291-1300
Number of pages10
JournalMetallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
Volume51
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2020
Externally publishedYes

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