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• the present disclosure relates to a thermal spray material feedstock having an iron-based alloy that is substantially free of chromium and nickel.
• the thermal spray material feedstock is effective for thermally spraying, laser cladding, or weld overlay hardfacing processes.
• Conventional hardfacing alloys contain chromium. Chromium improves abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, and wear resistance by formation of hard phases, such as carbides, borides, or borocarbides. Almost all conventional stainless steel and nickel- based superalloys utilize chromium to impart a desired level of corrosion resistance to the alloy. However, when alloys containing chromium are subjected to a welding or thermal spraying process, a dangerous amount of chromium in the alloy can be released into the air as hexavalent chromium. Hexavalent chromium is a known carcinogen and toxic to the human body. If inhaled, hexavalent chromium can result in lung damage, nasal damage, throat damage, or cancer. Therefore, it is important to develop chromium free materials to mitigate this health concern.
• a drawback to removing chromium from an alloy system is the loss of corrosion resistance. This is especially true for iron-based alloys. In certain applications, corrosion resistance is unnecessary, and chromium-free alloys can be utilized. However, in most applications it is a requirement that the alloy does not rust or corrode.
• Patent Document 1 teaches a chromium-free alloy consisting of bainitic steel with 60% - 75% iron boride.
• Patent Document 2 Patent Document 2
• Patent Document 3 discloses chromium-free alloys that contain nickel. Like chromium, nickel and nickel-containing alloys have also been under scrutiny by environmental and health organizations in recent years. It is therefore important to avoid nickel and chromium in the alloy.
• Patent Document 5 A third example is Patent Document 5 that teaches a chromium-free alloy containing titanium.
• the addition of titanium can cause manufacturability challenges, particularly if the alloy will be subjected to an inert gas atomization process. Therefore, it is desirable to avoid titanium in the alloy.
• Patent Document 6 that teaches a chromium-free, wear- resistant alloy.
• This disclosure includes an example having an alloy forming tungsten and molybdenum borides and MC carbides, which can be composed of vanadium, titanium, niobium, zirconium, hafnium, tungsten, or molybdenum.
• the iron-based alloy of the present disclosure is free of tungsten and any type of carbide. Again, this is to reduce cost and improve manufacturability.
• the iron-based alloy of the present disclosure has a high boride content of 40 wt% or more and/or a low carbon content.
• the iron-based alloy of the present disclosure has a boride content of 30 wt% to 65 wt%. In other embodiments, the iron-based alloy of the present disclosure has a boride content of 35 wt% to 65 wt%. In yet other embodiments, the iron- based alloy of the present disclosure has a boride content of 40 wt% to 65 wt%.
• the iron-based alloy of the present disclosure has a carbon content that is less than 2.0 wt%. In other embodiments, the iron-based alloy of the present disclosure has a carbon content of less than 1.5 w%. In yet other embodiments, the iron- based alloy of the present disclosure has a carbon content of less than 1.0 wt%.
• Patent Document 7 that teaches a chromium-free iron-based thermal spray material containing up to 4.5 wt% aluminum. To provide adequate corrosion resistance, the present disclosure contains more than 5.0 wt% aluminum. In the present disclosure, aluminum is the primary element that contributes to the corrosion resistance of the chromium-free iron-based alloy. Therefore, it is important in the present disclosure to maximize the aluminum content.
• Patent Literatures 1-7 provide corrosion resistance and/or improved hardness of the alloy or coating.
• the present disclosure provides alloys that are substantially chromium-free, substantially nickel-free, and wear- resista nt.
• An object of the present disclosure is to provide an iron-based alloy that is substantially chromium-free and nickel-free while still maintaining wear resistance forwelding and thermal spraying applications, a thermal spray material feedstock that includes the iron- based alloy, a hardfacing material that includes the iron-based alloy, and methods for manufacturing the hardfacing material.
• Methods for manufacturing can include cored wire filling, forming, and drawing and powder atomization.
• substantially chromium-free is defined as less than 1.0 wt%.
• Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to hardfacing/hardbanding materials, alloys or powder compositions used to manufacture the hardfacing/hardbanding materials, methods for manufacturing the hardfacing/hardbanding materials, components or substrates that incorporate these hardfacing/hardbanding materials, and components or substrates that are protected by these hardfacing/hardbanding materials. Examples of these components or substrates can be, but are not limited to, pulp and paper applications.
• Pulp and paper applications include the following components and coatings for the following components: Rolls used in paper machines including yankee dryers, through air dryers, and other dryers, calendar rolls, machine rolls, press rolls, winding rolls, digesters, pulp mixers, pulpers, pumps, boilers, shredders, tissue machines, roll and bale handling machines, fiber guidance systems such as deflector blades, doctor blades, evaporators, pulp mills, head boxes, wire parts, press parts, M.G. cylinders, pope reels, winders, vacuum pumps, deflakers, and other pulp and paper equipment.
• Rolls used in paper machines including yankee dryers, through air dryers, and other dryers, calendar rolls, machine rolls, press rolls, winding rolls, digesters, pulp mixers, pulpers, pumps, boilers, shredders, tissue machines, roll and bale handling machines, fiber guidance systems such as deflector blades, doctor blades, evaporators, pulp mills, head boxes, wire parts, press parts, M.
• an object of the present disclosure is to avoid or minimize the amount of chromium in the coating material feedstock.
• Examples of the present disclosure utilize aluminum in place of chromium to provide corrosion resistance to the coating. It is well known that aluminum produces an aluminum oxide layer when exposed to oxygen. This aluminum oxide layer helps protect the underlying coating from further corrosive attack.
• Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to alloys with 5.0 wt% or more of aluminum. [0019] In addition, many applications require the coating to be wear-resistant.
• the hardfacing coating forms iron boride.
• Iron boride is a hard, wear-resistant phase, that generally forms as Fe B.
• the addition of molybdenum and vanadium also promote the formation of Mo B and V 3 B 4 boride phases that improve wear-resistance to the coating.
• the hardfacing coating contains less than 60% iron boride.
• computational metallurgy is used to identify alloys that form Fe 2 B, M0 3 B 2 , and V 3 B 4 boride that ranges between 15.5 - 65.5 mol% in an Fe-AI Body-Centered Cubic (BCC) matrix phase.
• the matrix contains a maximum amount of aluminum to provide adequate corrosion resistance for the coating.
• the aluminum content in the iron BCC matrix phase is 5.5 - 17.5 wt%.
• a thermal spray material feedstock includes an iron-based alloy that is described by a compositional range.
• the iron-based alloy encompasses P147-X1 and meets the thermodynamic, microstructural, and performance criteria in the present disclosure.
• the iron-based alloy is substantially free of chromium and nickel. The lack of chromium and nickel in the alloy is advantageous for minimizing health and safety concerns when welding or thermally spraying the material.
• the iron-based alloy composition comprises in weight percent the following:
• the iron-based alloy composition comprises in weight percent the following:
• the iron-based alloy composition comprises in weight percent the following:
• the iron-based alloy composition comprises in weight percent the following:
• the iron-based alloy composition comprises in weight percent the following:
• the iron-based alloy composition of the present disclosure does not necessarily include C, Mo, and V.
• the iron-based alloy composition includes C, Mo, and V.
• the iron-based alloy composition does not include C, Mo, and V.
• the iron-based alloy composition includes 2 > C > 0 in wt%; 4.5 > Mo > 0 in wt%; and 6.5 > V > 0 in wt%.
• the iron-based alloy composition includes 0.7-2.0 wt% of C, 1.1-4.5 wt% of Mo, and 1.3-6.5 wt% of V.
• the iron-based alloy composition includes 0.7-1.2 wt% of C, 1.1-2.5 wt% of Mo, and 1.3-5.5 wt% of V.
• Table I lists the nominal experimental alloy compositions, in weight percent with the balance of Fe, which are produced in the form of small-scale ingots to conduct this study. [0030] Table I
• Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to alloys that are described by certain equilibrium thermodynamic criteria.
• the alloys can meet some, or all the described thermodynamic criteria.
• the first thermodynamic criterion relates to the corrosion resistance of the alloy.
• This criterion is defined as the total aluminum content in weight% in the disordered body-centered cubic (BCC_A2) matrix phase at 1300K. Tracking the aluminum content in weight% in the BCC_A2 matrix allows for the production of an alloy with a maximum amount of aluminum in the matrix phase.
• the primary function of the aluminum is to enhance the corrosion resistance of the alloy. This criterion is important for aiding in the production of a corrosion resistant chromium-free alloy.
• the aluminum content in a BCC_A2 matrix phase at 1300K is 5 wt% or more. In another embodiment, the aluminum content in a BCC_A2 matrix phase at IBOOK is 10 wt% or more. In yet another embodiment, the aluminum content in a BCC_A2 matrix phase at 1300K is 15 wt% or more. In an embodiment, the aluminum in BCC_A2 matrix phase at 1300K is 5.0 - 20.0 wt%. In another embodiment, the aluminum in BCC_A2 matrix phase at 1300K is 10.0 - 20.0 wt%. In yet another embodiment, the aluminum in BCC_A2 matrix phase at 1300K is 15.0 - 20.0 wt%.
• the presence of Al is necessary in the BCC_A2 phase to provide maximum corrosion resistance.
• a higher corrosion resistance is obtained when the Al content in BCC_A2 is within these ranges.
• a higher corrosion resistance is obtained when the range is 15.0-20.0 wt% as compared to a range of 5.0 -20.0 wt%.
• the second thermodynamic criterion relates to the wear-resistance and hardness of the alloy. This criterion is defined as the total mole fraction of boride phase present at 1300K.
• Example embodiments of the boride phase include iron boride, molybdenum boride, vanadium boride, and a combination thereof.
• the boride phases impart hardness and wear-resistance to the alloy.
• 1300K is 15.0 mole% or greater. In another embodiment, the total boride mole fraction at 1300K is 35.0 mole% or greater. In yet another embodiment, the total boride mole fraction at 1300K is 50.0 mole% or greater.
• the alloys are described by microstructura I criteria.
• the alloys can meet some, or all, of the described microstructura I criteria.
• the first microstructure criterion relates to the measured aluminum content in the disordered BCC matrix phase of the alloyorcoating microstructure.
• a minimum aluminum content is required to achieve the desired corrosion resistance.
• the aluminum content in the alloy microstructure is 3 wt% or more.
• the aluminum content in the alloy microstructure is 5 wt% or more.
• the aluminum content in the alloy microstructure is 10 wt% or more.
• the aluminum content in the alloy microstructure is 3.0 - 25.0 wt%.
• the aluminum content in the alloy microstructure is 5.0 - 25.0 wt%.
• the aluminum content in the alloy's microstructure is 10 - 25 wt%.
• the second microstructure criterion relates to the hardness of the alloy or coating.
• a minimum hardness is required to achieve an appropriate level of wear-resistance.
• the average hardness of the alloy or coating is 800 HV0.3 or more.
• the average hardness of the alloy or coating is 900 HV 0.3 or more.
• the average hardness of the alloy or coating is -800 - 1300 HV 0.3 .
• the average hardness of the alloy or coating is -900 - 1200 HV 0.3 .
• the average hardness of the alloy or coating is -950 - 1100 HV 0.3 .
• Table II lists all the experimentally measured microstructure criteria for the experimental alloys produced in this study, which are produced in the form of lab-scale ingots to evaluate their respective properties as an alloy before manufacturing into a wire.
• Xll, P147-X13, and P147-X14 were each manufactured into a wire, sprayed to form a coating, and measured to determine the hardness of the resulting coating.
• Table IIIV lists the average coating hardness (HV0.3), minimum coating hardness
• a hardfacing material is produced with a thermal spray material feedstock that includes the iron-based alloy.
• the hardfacing material is manufactured by plasma spraying, laser cladding, or welding the thermal spray material feedstock onto pulp and paper rolls to obtain the hardfacing material.
• the hardfacing material is manufactured by plasma spraying, laser cladding, or welding the thermal spray material feedstock onto a wear-resistant material to obtain the hardfacing material.
• the hardfacing material includes a hardface coating including
• the at least one boride phase is a Fe2B boride phase, a M03B2 boride phase, a V3B4 boride phase, and a combination thereof.
• the Fe-AI BCC matrix phase includes 5.5- 17.5 wt% of Al.

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