High-Entropy Alloy Laser Cladding with Cable-Type Welding Wire: Experimental Study and First-Principles Calculations

The Co-Cr-Fe-Ni high-entropy alloy (HEA) is particularly suitable for preparing coatings due to its excellent comprehensive properties. In this study, we use the laser cladding method to prepare Co-Cr-Fe-Ni HEA coatings with Co-Cr-Fe-Ni cable-type welding wire (CTWW) as the filling material and inve...

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Main Authors: Wenjun Wang, Yifei Zheng, Zhihui Cai, Wenjian Zheng, Cai Zhang, Yu Wang, Zhiyong Zhao, Daochen Feng, Yinghe Ma, Jianguo Yang
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author Wenjun Wang
Yifei Zheng
Zhihui Cai
Wenjian Zheng
Cai Zhang
Yu Wang
Zhiyong Zhao
Daochen Feng
Yinghe Ma
Jianguo Yang
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Cai Zhang
Yu Wang
Zhiyong Zhao
Daochen Feng
Yinghe Ma
Jianguo Yang
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description The Co-Cr-Fe-Ni high-entropy alloy (HEA) is particularly suitable for preparing coatings due to its excellent comprehensive properties. In this study, we use the laser cladding method to prepare Co-Cr-Fe-Ni HEA coatings with Co-Cr-Fe-Ni cable-type welding wire (CTWW) as the filling material and investigated the dilution rates of the coatings by experimental studies and first-principles calculations. The dilution rate is reduced to about 50% by changing the wire feeding speed, and a Co-Cr-Fe-Ni HEA coating with near nominal composition was prepared by multi-layer cladding. The HEA coating with near nominal composition is successfully prepared in the fourth layer of cladding. The coating is dense and uniform, with good metallurgical bonding. The mechanical properties of the coating were explored using first-principles calculations. All four coatings exhibit a single face-centered cubic (FCC) phase with good mechanical stability in the ground state. The bulk modulus <i>B</i>, shear modulus <i>G</i>, and Young’s modulus <i>E</i> of the four layers of coatings are gradually decreasing from <i>B</i> = 202 GPa, <i>G</i> = 136 GPa, and <i>E</i> = 334 GPa to <i>B</i> = 239 GPa, <i>G</i> = 154 GPa, and <i>E</i> = 380 GPa. The brittleness of the coating shows a trend of first decreasing and then increasing, and the coating closest to the nominal composition has the highest brittleness.
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spelling doaj-art-0d12aa1af9144271b1b9613de78d1ec92024-11-26T18:13:37ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012024-11-011411129410.3390/met14111294High-Entropy Alloy Laser Cladding with Cable-Type Welding Wire: Experimental Study and First-Principles CalculationsWenjun Wang0Yifei Zheng1Zhihui Cai2Wenjian Zheng3Cai Zhang4Yu Wang5Zhiyong Zhao6Daochen Feng7Yinghe Ma8Jianguo Yang9School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaWenzhou Special Equipment Inspection & Science Research Institute, Wenzhou 325000, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaWenzhou Special Equipment Inspection & Science Research Institute, Wenzhou 325000, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, ChinaThe Co-Cr-Fe-Ni high-entropy alloy (HEA) is particularly suitable for preparing coatings due to its excellent comprehensive properties. In this study, we use the laser cladding method to prepare Co-Cr-Fe-Ni HEA coatings with Co-Cr-Fe-Ni cable-type welding wire (CTWW) as the filling material and investigated the dilution rates of the coatings by experimental studies and first-principles calculations. The dilution rate is reduced to about 50% by changing the wire feeding speed, and a Co-Cr-Fe-Ni HEA coating with near nominal composition was prepared by multi-layer cladding. The HEA coating with near nominal composition is successfully prepared in the fourth layer of cladding. The coating is dense and uniform, with good metallurgical bonding. The mechanical properties of the coating were explored using first-principles calculations. All four coatings exhibit a single face-centered cubic (FCC) phase with good mechanical stability in the ground state. The bulk modulus <i>B</i>, shear modulus <i>G</i>, and Young’s modulus <i>E</i> of the four layers of coatings are gradually decreasing from <i>B</i> = 202 GPa, <i>G</i> = 136 GPa, and <i>E</i> = 334 GPa to <i>B</i> = 239 GPa, <i>G</i> = 154 GPa, and <i>E</i> = 380 GPa. The brittleness of the coating shows a trend of first decreasing and then increasing, and the coating closest to the nominal composition has the highest brittleness.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/11/1294laser claddingCo-Cr-Fe-Ni HEAscable-type welding wirefirst-principles calculationsdilution
spellingShingle Wenjun Wang
Yifei Zheng
Zhihui Cai
Wenjian Zheng
Cai Zhang
Yu Wang
Zhiyong Zhao
Daochen Feng
Yinghe Ma
Jianguo Yang
High-Entropy Alloy Laser Cladding with Cable-Type Welding Wire: Experimental Study and First-Principles Calculations
Metals
laser cladding
Co-Cr-Fe-Ni HEAs
cable-type welding wire
first-principles calculations
dilution
title High-Entropy Alloy Laser Cladding with Cable-Type Welding Wire: Experimental Study and First-Principles Calculations
title_full High-Entropy Alloy Laser Cladding with Cable-Type Welding Wire: Experimental Study and First-Principles Calculations
title_fullStr High-Entropy Alloy Laser Cladding with Cable-Type Welding Wire: Experimental Study and First-Principles Calculations
title_full_unstemmed High-Entropy Alloy Laser Cladding with Cable-Type Welding Wire: Experimental Study and First-Principles Calculations
title_short High-Entropy Alloy Laser Cladding with Cable-Type Welding Wire: Experimental Study and First-Principles Calculations
title_sort high entropy alloy laser cladding with cable type welding wire experimental study and first principles calculations
topic laser cladding
Co-Cr-Fe-Ni HEAs
cable-type welding wire
first-principles calculations
dilution
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/11/1294
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