EP0438971A1 - Substrat métallique revêtu - Google Patents

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EP0438971A1
EP0438971A1 EP90810867A EP90810867A EP0438971A1 EP 0438971 A1 EP0438971 A1 EP 0438971A1 EP 90810867 A EP90810867 A EP 90810867A EP 90810867 A EP90810867 A EP 90810867A EP 0438971 A1 EP0438971 A1 EP 0438971A1
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James Dr. Simpson
Roger Dr. Dekumbis
Michel Dr. Les Hauts De Garenne Pierantoni
Roberto Busin
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Gebrueder Sulzer AG
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C4/00Coating by spraying the coating material in the molten state, e.g. by flame, plasma or electric discharge
    • C23C4/04Coating by spraying the coating material in the molten state, e.g. by flame, plasma or electric discharge characterised by the coating material
    • C23C4/06Metallic material
    • C23C4/08Metallic material containing only metal elements
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C26/00Coating not provided for in groups C23C2/00 - C23C24/00
    • C23C26/02Coating not provided for in groups C23C2/00 - C23C24/00 applying molten material to the substrate
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C30/00Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C4/00Coating by spraying the coating material in the molten state, e.g. by flame, plasma or electric discharge
    • C23C4/18After-treatment

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  • the invention relates to a protective layer for a metallic substrate, which is particularly effective against corrosion, erosion and wear.
  • the protective layer is characterized by (in% by mass):
  • sigma phase the proportion of which is at least 5% by volume in order to achieve the required minimum hardness, and by its high chromium (or chromium and molybdenum) content.
  • the sigma phase contains approximately 55% iron and 45% chromium; it is characterized by high hardness and very low plastic deformability.
  • too other phases such as Chi, Alpha-prime and Gamma-prime, and excretions, such as carbides and nitrides, contribute to the increased hardness.
  • a method for producing the new protective layer is characterized in that the layer material is melted together with the surface of the substrate to be coated using a thermal melting process and is cooled to a minimum cooling rate of 100 K / sec to at least 500 ° C., a metallurgically bound protective layer with a hardness of less than 500 HV0.1, and that this protective layer is then heat-treated in a temperature range of 500 - 950 ° C until the hardness is at least 800 HV0.1.
  • the proportion of the sigma phase in the structure is increased; this can advantageously be, for example, at least 50% by volume.
  • the layer material is blown into the melt bath as a powder through a nozzle, the layer material being remelted at the same time and metallurgically bonded to the substrate;
  • the layer material can also be supplied as a rod or wire.
  • precoat the substrate with the layer material and then to connect the two materials to one another metallurgically by remelting.
  • the precoating is advantageously carried out galvanically or by a thermal spray process, such as, for example, vacuum plasma spraying CVD or PVD.
  • a thermal spray process such as, for example, vacuum plasma spraying CVD or PVD.
  • the melting and remelting can be carried out, for example, with a laser beam or an arc.
  • a laser beam or an arc With pre-coated substrates, it is also possible to use an electron beam as the energy source for the melting.
  • the substrate can optionally be preheated before the precoating and / or before the melting process.
  • the heat treatment to form the sigma phase is carried out at about 700 ° C. for at least six hours.
  • a substrate made of carbon steel St 37 is to be coated with a layer 0.15 to 0.2 mm thick, which contains about 45% chromium in addition to iron.
  • the surface of the substrate to be coated is first degreased and galvanically coated with an approximately 80 ⁇ m thick coating of pure chrome.
  • the galvanically chrome-plated substrate is then subjected to a heat treatment in air at about 200 ° C. for 4 to 6 hours.
  • the protective layer is produced by remelting the chrome-plated surface using a laser beam.
  • a laser beam with a power of 1500 W and a beam diameter on the surface to be remelted of 1.23 mm - which results in a power density of 1260 W / mm2 - is row by row under a helium protective gas atmosphere with a lateral offset of 0.2 mm per line performed in three passes over the surface of the chromium-plated substrate to be remelted, the feed speeds being 1900, 1500 and 1000 mm / min; from this, exposure times of 31, 39 and 58 ms can be calculated, which in this case results in a cooling rate of at least 2000 K / sec given the total mass of the substrate used and its thermal conductivity.
  • the multiple melting serves the purpose of the protective layer metallurgically bonded to the substrate by the melting, which after the melting has the required composition of about 45% chromium and 55% iron in addition has low proportions of carbon, silicon, manganese and other trace elements from the steel St37.
  • the layer After the laser treatment, the layer has an intermediate hardness of HV0.1 240-260 and its structure contains no sigma phase.
  • a partial transformation of the structure into a sigma phase is achieved by a subsequent heat treatment, which is carried out in an oven in air at about 700 ° C. for about 12 hours, with neither the heating rate nor the cooling rate being critical parameters; it is only necessary to ensure that the necessary holding time at the treatment temperature is observed.
  • the protective layer has proven to be particularly resistant to corrosion, which is evidenced by corrosion tests in 5% NaCl, whereby the resistance to local forms of corrosion (pitting or crevice corrosion) after heat treatment is better than that of austenitic stainless steel DIN 1.4435 (X2 CrNiMo 18 12. AISI 316L); the critical pitting temperatures determined were for a Fe-44% Cr heat-treated, laser-remelted protective layer on St 37 or for a 1.4435 stainless steel 16 or 11.5 ° C.

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EP90810867A 1990-01-22 1990-11-12 Substrat métallique revêtu Expired - Lifetime EP0438971B1 (fr)

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AT9090810867T ATE105594T1 (de) 1990-01-22 1990-11-12 Beschichtetes metallisches substrat.

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