Wear-Resistant WC Composite Hard Coatings by Brazing

Abstract

A wear-resistant tungsten carbide/copper (WC/Cu) brazing alloy coating was deposited onto a steel substrate by high-temperature furnace brazing. Compared with other hard surfacing processes, much larger WC particles could be used to make a metal layer with higher wear resistance. ASTM G-65 wear test results for the brazed composite coating showed a higher wear resistance when compared with some WC-Co hard coatings that are commonly used. In this paper, the brazing alloy, the brazing process, and the after-brazing heat treatment are studied. The microstructure of the brazing alloy and the as-deposited coating were characterized, and no significant porosity was found. A good metallurgical bond was formed at the WC/Cu alloy interface and at the composite coating/substrate interface. Little or no dilution was observed. The bond strength between the Cu alloy and substrate is also much higher than for a thermal spray coating.

Meeting Name

2nd International Surface Engineering Congress (2003: Sep. 15-17, Indianapolis, IN)

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Copper Brazing Alloy; Furnace Brazing; Tungsten Carbide; Wear-Resistant Coating; Copper Brazing Alloy; Furnace Brazing; Tungsten Carbide; Wear-Resistant Coating

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1059-9495

Document Type

Article - Journal

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2004 Springer Verlag, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Aug 2004

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