ISSN (print) 1995-2732
ISSN (online) 2412-9003

 

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DOI: 10.18503/1995-2732-2022-20-4-67-82

Abstract

The idea of metal matrix composites has been implemented to facilitate the application of brittle materials. Composite materials are materials with at least two constituent parts, one of which is metal and the other one is a different metal or another material. Composite manufacturing techniques can be divided into three types: solid state, liquid state, and vapor deposition. In recent years, gas dynamic cold spraying technology (CS) has become one of the powerful manufacturing processes for composite coatings. Blending various powders and spraying them onto a substrate is a widely used method. Because of the low deposition temperature during CS, there are no significant reactions when spraying mixtures of composite powders. There are other advantages, such as lower oxygen content and higher density of the resulting coating. These advantages help to reduce shrinkage in any subsequent heat treatment. In case of two metals forming a composite, post deposition heat treatment can result in the formation of intermetallic compounds in a controlled environment. In case of a combination of metal with hard particles, metal acts as a matrix allowing the introduction of the hard particles and resulting in high-density and functional coatings. Composite coatings can be deposited by CS in three different ways: deposition of powder mixtures, deposition of composite powders produced by agglomeration or mechanical milling, and deposition of coated powders. This study focuses on the production of copper-based composite coatings by cold spraying. Copper coatings are used in storage containers for hazardous materials because of their good corrosion resistance. The objectives of this research were to determine the possibility of applying copper-ceramic coatings on a steel substrate and the optimal amount of ceramics in the mixture, to study the properties of the obtained coatings, such as hardness, ceramic content, and a microstructure of the coatings.

Keywords

gas dynamic cold spraying, copper, silicon carbide, functional coatings, steel

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Serebriakov I.S., Latfulina Yu.S., Naprimerova E.D., Myasoedov V.A., Samodurova M.N. Study of Mechanical and Technological Properties of Copper-Silicon Carbide Coatings. Vestnik Magnitogorskogo Gosudarstvennogo Tekhnicheskogo Universiteta im. G.I. Nosova [Vestnik of Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University]. 2022, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 67-82. https://doi.org/10.18503/1995-2732-2022-20-4-67-82

Ivan S. Serebriakov – PhD (Eng.), Engineer, SARDOU SA, Saint-Soupplets, France. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Yuliya S. Latfulina – Research Associate, South Ural State University (National Research University), Chelyabinsk, Russia. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ORCID 0000-0002-2128-3965

Elena D. Naprimerova – student, South Ural State University (National Research University), Chelyabinsk, Russia. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Vyacheslav A. Myasoedov – student, South Ural State University (National Research University), Chelyabinsk, Russia. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Marina N. Samodurova – DrSc (Eng.), professor, South Ural State University (National Research University), Chelyabinsk, Russia. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ORCID 0000-0002-1505-1068

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