Materials Science and Engineering

Microstructure and corrosion properties of Cu coatings deposited via laser-assisted low-pressure cold spray

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  • Li-juan WU1,2,3, Zhong-wei LIN1,2,3, Zhun LUO1,2,3, Bo LI1,2,3, Jiang LIU4, Qun-li ZHANG1,2,3, Jian-hua YAO1,2,3
1. College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China;
2. Institute of Laser Advanced Manufacturing, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China;
3. Collaborative Innovation Center of High-end Laser Manufacturing Equipment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China;
4. Zhejiang Reci Laser Technology Co., Ltd., Taizhou 317500, China

Online published: 2024-02-25

Abstract

Cu coatings were prepared via the laser-assisted low-pressure cold spray (LPCS) method to study the effect of laser irradiation on microstructure and corrosion behaviors of the coatings. The results reveal that the laser-assisted LPCS-Cu coatings are denser and have better coating-substrate interfacial bonding as compared to LPCS-Cu coating. Laser irradiation improves the overall plastic deformation of deposited particles, resulting in uniform grain refinement of Cu particles. Therefore, the laser-assisted LPCS-Cu coatings show more uniform microstructure and smaller grain size. The results of electrochemical tests demonstrated that laser-assisted LPCS-Cu coatings have higher corrosion potential, lower corrosion current and corrosion rate than the LPCS-Cu coating in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. The main reason is that laser irradiation improves the coating density and intimate bonding between particles, and a continuous and dense corrosion product film composed of CuCl and Cu2O is formed on the surface of the laser-assisted LPCS-Cu coating to block the erosion of the corrosive solution.

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Li-juanWU,Zhong-weiLIN,ZhunLUO,BoLI,JiangLIU,Qun-liZHANG,Jian-huaYAO, . Microstructure and corrosion properties of Cu coatings deposited via laser-assisted low-pressure cold spray[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2024 , 34(2) : 604 -617 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(23)66421-0

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