Investigation of the Splat Deposition Behavior onto a Composite Coating in Cold Spray

Abstract:

The splat test is usually generated by low feed rate cold spraying of particles onto an as-polished substrate and it can be considered as a monolayer coating deposition. In this study, in order to investigate cold spray deposition mechanisms, Fe splats were sprayed onto the cold-sprayed single component 316L, Fe, and a composite 90Fe coatings. Results showed that although there is only 3.6 vol.% of 316L in the composite 90Fe coating, Fe splats exhibit a much better deposition behavior onto the 90Fe as compared with the single component Fe coating. To explain this observation, Fe splat samples were characterized using the scanning electron microscope (SEM), optical profilometry, splat adhesion tests, and splat nanoindentation. Finally, a preliminary explanation towards the Fe splat deposition behavior onto the composite coating was drawn.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 941)
• Pages: 1639-1644
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.941.1639
• Online since: December 2018
• Authors: Xin Chu*, Phuong Vo, Stephen Yue
• Keywords: Cold Spray, Composite Coating, Deposition Behavior, Splat Test

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