• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.408-414
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• 2018

This study investigates the microstructure and wear properties of cermet (ceramic + metal) coating materials manufactured using high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) process. Three types of HVOF coating layers are formed by depositing WC-12Co, WC-20Cr-7Ni, and Cr3C2-20NiCr (wt.%) powders on S45C steel substrate. The porosities of the coating layers are $1{\pm}0.5%$ for all three specimens. Microstructural analysis confirms the formation of second carbide phases of $W_2C$, $Co_6W_6C$, and $Cr_7C_3$ owing to decarburizing of WC phases on WC-based coating layers. In the case of WC-12Co coating, which has a high ratio of $W_2C$ phase with high brittleness, the interface property between the carbide and the metal binder slightly decreases. In the $Cr_3C_2-20CrNi$ coating layer, decarburizing almost does not occur, but fine cavities exist between the splats. The wear loss occurs in the descending order of $Cr_3C_2-20NiCr$, WC-12Co, and WC-20Cr-7Ni, where WC-20Cr-7Ni achieves the highest wear resistance property. It can be inferred that the ratio of the carbide and the binding properties between carbide-binder and binder-binder in a cermet coating material manufactured with HVOF as the primary factors determine the wear properties of the cermet coating material.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.204-211
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• 2020

The high-velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) thermal spraying coating technique has been considered a promising replacement for traditional electrolytic hard chrome plating (EHC), which caused environmental pollution and lung cancer due to toxic Cr⁶⁺. In this paper, two types of cermet coatings were prepared by HVOF spraying: WC-CoCr and WC-CrC-Ni coatings. The produced coatings were analyzed extensively in terms of the micro-hardness, porosity, crystalline phase and microstructure using a hardness tester, optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy (including energy dispersed spectroscopy (EDS)), respectively. The wear and friction behaviors of the coatings were evaluated comparatively by reciprocating sliding wear tests at 25 ℃, 250 ℃, and 450 ℃. The results revealed correlations among the microstructures, metallic binder matrixes, porosities, and wear performance of the coatings. For example, WC-CoCr coatings showed better sliding wear resistance than WC-CrC-Ni coatings, regardless of the test temperature due to the more homogeneous microstructure, Co-rich, Cr-rich metallic binder matrix, and lower porosity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.153-154
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• 2008

High velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) thermal spraying coating has been used widely throughout the last 60 years mainly in defense, aerospace, and power plants. Recently this coating technique is considered as a promising candidate for the replacement of the traditional electrolytic hard chrome plating (EHC) which pollutes the environment and causes lung cancer by toxic hexa-valent $Cr^{6+}$. In this study, two kinds of cermet coatings, WC-CoCr and WC-CrC-Ni, are formed by HVOF spraying. The wear properties of coatings are evaluated comparatively by reciprocating sliding wear tests at $25^{\circ}C$, $250^{\circ}C$ and $450^{\circ}C$ respectively. Wear rates show that WC-CoCr coatings have better sliding wear resistance than WC-CrC-Ni coatings regardless of temperature due to more, compact and homogeneously distributed WC particles, less metal content, Co, Cr rich metallic bindermatrix with higher fracture strength and better adhesive strength with WC particles.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.95-103
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• 2001

The properties of the detonation sprayed cermet coating are investigated through the mechanical, corrosion and erosion test. The test results are also compared with the properties of the substrate materials, STS 329J1, dual phase stainless steel and the plasma sprayed cermet coatings. The two kinds of carbide cermet power, WC+NiCr, Cr$_3$C$_2$+NiCr were used in this experiment. The experimental results showed that the anti-corrosive and anti-erosive properties of the detonation sprayed cermet coatings are superior to the plasma sprayed cermet coatings. The WC+NiCr cermet coating appears to be more effective than Cr$_3$C$_2$+NiCr cermet coating in abrasive erosion environment, whereas the Cr$_3$C$_2$+NiCr cermet coatings are more effective in cavitation erosion environment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.304-304
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• 2011

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.40-44
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• 2014

The purpose of this paper is to investigate polarization characteristics of WC-based alloy coatings in alkaline solution. The coatings were fabricated with WC-CrC-Ni, WC-Co-Cr and WC-Co composite powders by HVOF process. Corrosion tests of coatings and substrate were carried out using potentiostat/galvanostat at solution with pH 8 and pH 13. Corrosion potential(Ecorr) and corrosion current density(Icorr) could be studied from polarization curve, and corrosion behavior was analyzed by SEM and EDS. WC-Co-Cr coating and WC-CrC-Ni coating showed more favorable anti-corrosion characteristics than WC-Co coating and substrate at solution with pH 8 and pH 13.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.119-126
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• 2017

WC-CrC-Ni coatings were prepared by nine processes of the Taguchi program with three levels for the four spray parameters: spray distance, flow rates of hydrogen and oxygen, and powder feed rate. The optimal coating process (OCP) was oxygen flow rate of 38 FMR, hydrogen flow rate of 53 FMR, powder feed rate of 25 g/min, and spray distance of 7 inches. Hardness of 1150 Hv and porosity of 1.2 %, were obtained by OCP; these are better results compared with the highest 1033 Hv and the lowest 1.5 % porosity obtained by nine processes of the Taguchi program. Friction coefficient of the WC-CrC-Ni coating decreased from $0.36{\pm}0.07$ at $25^{\circ}C$ to $0.23{\pm}0.07$ at $450^{\circ}C$. These values were smaller than those of the EHC (electrolytic hard chrome) plating at both temperatures due to lubrication from the oxide debris. The wear trace and wear depth of the coating are smaller than those of the EHC at both temperatures. Pitting was not found in the WC-CrC-Ni coating sample, while it did appear in the EHC sample.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.80-80
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• 2011

세계 기후 변화와 불안정한 유가 변화에 대응하고 국내산업의 저탄소 녹색성장을 위해 신재생에너지 개발이 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 해양에너지 중에서 조류발전은 대규모 댐을 건설할 필요가 없어 비용이 적게 소요되고 특히 날씨 변화나 계절에 관계가 없고, 발전량이 예측 가능하므로 신뢰성 있는 에너지원으로 적용이 가능하다. 조류발전기 블레이드에 폴리머계 복합재료와 스테인리스강이 대부분인데, 이 재료는 특정 회사에서만 제작 가능하며, 충격에 약하고, 균열전파 속도가 빠르며, 대단히 고가이며, 수입에 의존하고 있는 실정이다. 이러한 조류발전에 사용되는 블레이드는 가혹한 부식, 캐비테이션 그리고 침식환경에 노출되어 있어 내구성이 우수한 제품개발이 대단히 중요하며, 조류발전 블레이드를 동합금으로 제작시, 내식성이 뛰어나며 구리의 특성상 해양생물 서식을 방지할 수 있고, 내캐비테이션 특성, 내구성, 가공성 및 유지보수가 용이한 장점이 있다. 이러한 동합금에 WC-27NiCr와 WC-10Co4Cr를 초고속 화염용사(HVOF)를 이용하여 코팅층의 캐비테이션 특성 및 전기화학적 거동을 연구하였다. 본 연구에서는 조류발전용 블레이드의 재료로 사용하려는 동합금에 WC-27NiCr와 WC-10Co4Cr이 용사코팅된 시험편을 사용하였다. 다채널 부식시험기인 WonA-tech WMPG-1000을 이용하여, 자연전위를 측정하였으며, 분극실험은 자체 제작한 홀더를 사용하여 $0.3318cm^2$를 노출 시켜 실험하였다. 기준전극은 은/염화은 전극을, 대극은 백금 전극을 사용하였다. 양분극과 음분극 실험을 통해 개로전위에서의 부식거동을 확인하였고, 정전위 실험도 실시하였다. 실험 종료 후 3D현미경 및 전자주사현미경(SEM)을 사용하여 코팅층 표면의 손상거동을 관찰하였다. 캐비테이션 실험은 ASTM-G32 규정에 의거하여 압전효과를 용한 진동발생 장치(RB 111-CE)를 사용하였다. 수조는 전기화학적 부식의 영향을 고려하여 아크릴로 제작하였고, 시험편은 실험장비에 맞게 파인커팅머신을 이용하여 $20mm{\times}20mm$로 절단하여 사용하였으며 혼과 대향하도록 하여 1mm 간격을 두어 실험하였다. 실험 실시 전, 미소전자저울을 사용하여 무게감소량을 측정하였으며 표면관찰을 통하여 캐비테이션 거동을 관찰하였다.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.72-77
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• 2014

The aim of this study to investigate polarization characteristics of WC-based alloy coatings fabricated by high velocity oxygen fuel(HVOF) process. The coatings were fabricated by HVOF process with WC-CrC-Ni, WC-Co-Cr, WC-Co composite powders. Corrosion tests were carried out using potentiostat/galvanostat at solution with pH 2 and pH 6. Corrosion potential(Ecorr) and corrosion current density(Icorr) could be analyzed from polarization curve. WC-Co-Cr coating showed more incorrodible characteristics than other coatings at solution pH 2. WC-CrC-Ni coating was more favorable anti-corrosion characteristics than other coatings at solution with pH 6.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.285-293
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• 2016

The high velocity oxygen fuel(HVOF) thermal spray is a kind of surface modification techniques to produce the sprayed coating layer. This process is to form the coating layer after spraying the powder to molten or semi-molten state by the ultra-high speed at the high-temperature heat source and conflicting with a substrate. The efficiency of thermal spraying is dropped, however, because the semi-molten powder in a spray process become a factor that degrades the mechanical property by the formed pore within the coating layer. Therefore, it is necessary to melt completely the thermal spray powder in order to produce the coating layer with an optimal adhesive force. In this study, to improve the wear resistance, corrosion resistance and heat resistance, the plungers of high-speed and ultra-high pressure reciprocating hydraulic pumps used in ironworks are manufactured with STS $420J_2$ and are coated by the powders of WC-Co-Cr and WC-Cr-Ni including the WC of high hardness using a HVOF thermal sprayer developed in this laboratory. These are called by the surface-modified plungers. The surface roughness, hardness, and surface and cross-sectional microstructure of these two surface-modified and conventional ceramic plungers are measured and compared before operation with after operation for 100 days. It is found that the values of centerline average surface roughness and maximum height for conventional ceramic plunger are 9.5 to 10.8 and 5.2 to 5.7 times higher than those of surface-modified ones coated by WC-Co-Cr and WC-Cr-Ni because the fine tops and bottoms on surface roughness curve of conventional ceramic plunger are approximately 100 times higher than those of surface-modified ones. In addition, the pores and scratches in the surface microstructure are considerably formed in the order of conventional ceramic, WC-Cr-Ni and WC-Co-Cr surface-modified plungers. The greater the WC content of high hardness powder is less the change in the plunger surface.