effect of solidification process parameters on the microstructure of some meltspun nickel-based hardfacing alloys凝固过程的影响参数对一些meltspun镍基耐磨堆焊合金的微观结构.pdfVIP

Journal of Minerals Materials Characterization Engineering , Vol. 8, No.10, pp.775-785, 2009 jmmce.org Printed in the USA. All rights reserved Effect of Solidification Process Parameters on the Microstructure of Some Meltspun Nickel-Based Hardfacing Alloys J. A. Ajao Materials and Electronics Division, Centre for Energy Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Email: jajao@cerd.gov.ng ABSTRACT The influence of solidification parameters on the morphology of a number of meltspun Nickel- based hard alloys has been investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), conventional transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA). It was established that the wheel velocity played a prominent role in the types of microstructure observed. Very high wheel velocity could lead to the formation of amorphous structure as observed in some of the alloys investigated. No appreciable effect of the ribbon thickness was observed on the microhardness of the alloys. It was also reported that the thermal transfer mode between the ideal and newtonian coolings was observed in all the alloys investigated. Keywords : Alloy, Microstructure, Cooling rate, Ribbon, Wheel velocity 1.0 INTRODUCTION It is well known that the processing techniques (and also the processing parameters) can affect the microstructure of coatings and that dramatic changes can be observed within coatings of the same alloy processed differently [1]. It has also been shown that drastic solidification conditions normally achieved good results in microstructural refinement and in the partial or total dissolut