Preparation Process of WC Wear-Resistant Coating on Titanium Alloys Using Electro-Spark Deposition
Due to their excellent corrosion resistance and high specific strength, Ti alloys are widely used in shipboard aircraft structures. However, their low wear resistance limits further applications. In this study, wear-resistant tungsten carbide (WC) coatings were applied to TC4 alloy using electro-spa...
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| description | Due to their excellent corrosion resistance and high specific strength, Ti alloys are widely used in shipboard aircraft structures. However, their low wear resistance limits further applications. In this study, wear-resistant tungsten carbide (WC) coatings were applied to TC4 alloy using electro-spark deposition (ESD), and the processing parameters were optimized through orthogonal testing. The effects of ESD processing parameters on the surface morphology of the wear-resistant WC coating were also investigated. The results showed that output voltage, deposition frequency, and electrode speed significantly influenced coating morphology. A relatively flat and uniform coating on the titanium alloy surface was achieved with WC coatings prepared under an output voltage of 120 V, deposition frequency of 120 Hz, and electrode speed of 350 r. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a3e9777fe7a4a449784f9db3f2e90c42025-08-20T03:44:10ZengPolish Academy of SciencesArchives of Metallurgy and Materials2300-19092025-03-01vol. 70No 1509514https://doi.org/10.24425/amm.2025.152571Preparation Process of WC Wear-Resistant Coating on Titanium Alloys Using Electro-Spark DepositionHaodong Liu0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1499-2109Liuqing Huang1https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6489-6383Dongsheng Wanghttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8794-1190Changjun Chenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2564-6804Aiyong Cui2https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0006-4903Shikang Dong3https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3906-1451Zhiwei Duan4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7773-7831Naval Aviation University Qingdao Branch, Qingdao, 266041, P.R. ChinaNaval Aviation University Qingdao Branch, Qingdao, 266041, P.R. ChinaNaval Aviation University Qingdao Branch, Qingdao, 266041, P.R. ChinaNaval Aviation University Qingdao Branch, Qingdao, 266041, P.R. ChinaNaval Aviation University Qingdao Branch, Qingdao, 266041, P.R. ChinaDue to their excellent corrosion resistance and high specific strength, Ti alloys are widely used in shipboard aircraft structures. However, their low wear resistance limits further applications. In this study, wear-resistant tungsten carbide (WC) coatings were applied to TC4 alloy using electro-spark deposition (ESD), and the processing parameters were optimized through orthogonal testing. The effects of ESD processing parameters on the surface morphology of the wear-resistant WC coating were also investigated. The results showed that output voltage, deposition frequency, and electrode speed significantly influenced coating morphology. A relatively flat and uniform coating on the titanium alloy surface was achieved with WC coatings prepared under an output voltage of 120 V, deposition frequency of 120 Hz, and electrode speed of 350 r.https://journals.pan.pl/Content/134436/AMM-2025-1-59-Haodong%20Liu.pdfelectro-spark deposition (esd)ti alloyswcwear-resistant coatingsurface morphology |
| spellingShingle | Haodong Liu Liuqing Huang Dongsheng Wang Changjun Chen Aiyong Cui Shikang Dong Zhiwei Duan Preparation Process of WC Wear-Resistant Coating on Titanium Alloys Using Electro-Spark Deposition Archives of Metallurgy and Materials electro-spark deposition (esd) ti alloys wc wear-resistant coating surface morphology |
| title | Preparation Process of WC Wear-Resistant Coating on Titanium Alloys Using Electro-Spark Deposition |
| title_full | Preparation Process of WC Wear-Resistant Coating on Titanium Alloys Using Electro-Spark Deposition |
| title_fullStr | Preparation Process of WC Wear-Resistant Coating on Titanium Alloys Using Electro-Spark Deposition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation Process of WC Wear-Resistant Coating on Titanium Alloys Using Electro-Spark Deposition |
| title_short | Preparation Process of WC Wear-Resistant Coating on Titanium Alloys Using Electro-Spark Deposition |
| title_sort | preparation process of wc wear resistant coating on titanium alloys using electro spark deposition |
| topic | electro-spark deposition (esd) ti alloys wc wear-resistant coating surface morphology |
| url | https://journals.pan.pl/Content/134436/AMM-2025-1-59-Haodong%20Liu.pdf |
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