Influence of electric contact strengthening on the microstructure and properties of electro brush plating Ni-Pnano-WC composite coatings.pdfVIP

Int. Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 62 (2017) 70–77 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Int. Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials journal homepage: /locate/IJRMHM In?uence of electric contact strengthening on the microstructure and properties of electro brush plating Ni-P/nano-WC composite coatings Mengkuo Xu a, Shigen Zhu a,?, Hao Ding a, Xiaoben Qi b a College of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Textile Machinery, Ministry of Education, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China b College of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai 201306, China article info Article history: Received 25 March 2016 Received in revised form 10 October 2016 Accepted 26 October 2016 Available online 28 October 2016 Keywords: Ni-P/nano-WC composite coating Electro brush plating Electric contact strengthening Microstructure Metallurgical bonding abstract Ni-P/nano-WC composite coatings were fabricated through electro brush plating and were reinforced by electric contact strengthening (ECS). Then, the microstructures and properties of the composite coatings were investigated using optical microscopy, ?eld emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Vickers hardness testing. The analysis indicated that after the application of ECS, the bonding between the composite coating and the 40Cr substrate changed from mechanical bonding to metallurgical bonding. Furthermore, the grain sizes of the coatings were re?ned, and the pores and cracks in the coating were reduced. After the application of ECS, the average hardness of the coatings increased from 637 to 885 HV0.1. The wear scar micrographs after rolling wear tests were analyzed, and the results demonstrated that the dense coating structure and high adhesion strength improved the coating wear performance. ? 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd. 1. Introduction Ni-P coatings prepared by electro brus