Effect of coated graphene on friction and wear properties of nickel-based self-lubricating coatings prepared by laser cladding

Graphene is an ideal material for improving the self-lubricating properties of coatings, but the high-energy laser beam can damage graphene during the laser cladding process. Therefore, in this paper, amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) is used to surface coat graphene particles to obtain silica-coated...

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Main Authors: Kun Dong, Wenhao Zhang, Zhaoqiang Chen, Haitao Cui, Xiu Zheng, Xiaoyu Mu, Chonghai Xu
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Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
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Wenhao Zhang
Zhaoqiang Chen
Haitao Cui
Xiu Zheng
Xiaoyu Mu
Chonghai Xu
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Haitao Cui
Xiu Zheng
Xiaoyu Mu
Chonghai Xu
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description Graphene is an ideal material for improving the self-lubricating properties of coatings, but the high-energy laser beam can damage graphene during the laser cladding process. Therefore, in this paper, amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) is used to surface coat graphene particles to obtain silica-coated graphene with core-shell structure (G@SiO2). By adding niobium carbide (NbC) as the ceramic reinforcing phase and G@SiO2 nanoparticles as the solid lubricant in Ni60, a self-lubricating composite coating was prepared on the surface of 45 steel matrix by laser cladding technology. It is shown that G@SiO2 can promote the grain refinement of NbC in the coating. On the other hand, the addition of G@SiO2 promotes the generation of hard phase of chromium carbide, which together with NbC improves the hardness of the material. The maximum microhardness of the composite coating was 946 HV, which was 302.7% higher than that of the 45 steel base material. The lowest coefficient of friction value of the coated material was 0.25, and the lowest wear amount was 2.45 × 106 μm3. Compared with the composite coating without added G@SiO2, the coefficient of friction of the coated material with the addition of G@SiO2 was reduced by 50% and wear amount was reduced by 62%.
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spelling doaj-art-f8a7813f552640f69c4e2f8b0bdb7a342025-08-20T02:35:30ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542024-11-01333998400710.1016/j.jmrt.2024.10.009Effect of coated graphene on friction and wear properties of nickel-based self-lubricating coatings prepared by laser claddingKun Dong0Wenhao Zhang1Zhaoqiang Chen2Haitao Cui3Xiu Zheng4Xiaoyu Mu5Chonghai Xu6School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong,Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong,Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong,Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China; Shandong Machinery Design and Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250031, China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Measurement and Control Technology for Light Industry in Universities of Shandong, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China; Corresponding author. School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong,Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China.Shandong Bangde Heavy Industry Scientific Technology Co., Ltd, Zibo, 255200, ChinaShandong Bangde Heavy Industry Scientific Technology Co., Ltd, Zibo, 255200, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong,Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong,Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China; Shandong Machinery Design and Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250031, China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Measurement and Control Technology for Light Industry in Universities of Shandong, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, ChinaGraphene is an ideal material for improving the self-lubricating properties of coatings, but the high-energy laser beam can damage graphene during the laser cladding process. Therefore, in this paper, amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) is used to surface coat graphene particles to obtain silica-coated graphene with core-shell structure (G@SiO2). By adding niobium carbide (NbC) as the ceramic reinforcing phase and G@SiO2 nanoparticles as the solid lubricant in Ni60, a self-lubricating composite coating was prepared on the surface of 45 steel matrix by laser cladding technology. It is shown that G@SiO2 can promote the grain refinement of NbC in the coating. On the other hand, the addition of G@SiO2 promotes the generation of hard phase of chromium carbide, which together with NbC improves the hardness of the material. The maximum microhardness of the composite coating was 946 HV, which was 302.7% higher than that of the 45 steel base material. The lowest coefficient of friction value of the coated material was 0.25, and the lowest wear amount was 2.45 × 106 μm3. Compared with the composite coating without added G@SiO2, the coefficient of friction of the coated material with the addition of G@SiO2 was reduced by 50% and wear amount was reduced by 62%.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424022798Coated with graphene, Laser cladding, Composite coating, Friction and wear
spellingShingle Kun Dong
Wenhao Zhang
Zhaoqiang Chen
Haitao Cui
Xiu Zheng
Xiaoyu Mu
Chonghai Xu
Effect of coated graphene on friction and wear properties of nickel-based self-lubricating coatings prepared by laser cladding
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Coated with graphene, Laser cladding, Composite coating, Friction and wear
title Effect of coated graphene on friction and wear properties of nickel-based self-lubricating coatings prepared by laser cladding
title_full Effect of coated graphene on friction and wear properties of nickel-based self-lubricating coatings prepared by laser cladding
title_fullStr Effect of coated graphene on friction and wear properties of nickel-based self-lubricating coatings prepared by laser cladding
title_full_unstemmed Effect of coated graphene on friction and wear properties of nickel-based self-lubricating coatings prepared by laser cladding
title_short Effect of coated graphene on friction and wear properties of nickel-based self-lubricating coatings prepared by laser cladding
title_sort effect of coated graphene on friction and wear properties of nickel based self lubricating coatings prepared by laser cladding
topic Coated with graphene, Laser cladding, Composite coating, Friction and wear
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424022798
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