Laser Cladding of NiCrMoFeNbTa Particles on Inconel 625 Alloy: Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance

  • N. Jeyaprakash*
  • , Che Hua Yang
  • , P. Susila*
  • , Sundara Subramanian Karuppasamy
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyse the anti-corrosion characteristics of NiCrMoFeNbTa powder particles cladded on the Inconel 625 alloy. The microstructure and hardness of the NiCrMoFeNbTa cladded layer were evaluated by means of FESEM and nanoindentation techniques. At various time intervals (0, 18, 42 and 70 h), the anti-corrosion behaviour was investigated on IN 625 substrate and cladded specimens. In addition, the average surface roughness (Ra) value was obtained for the substrate and clad specimens to interrogate their resistant behaviour. The FESEM results proved the presence of cellular structure with interdendritic phases in the cladded region, and these phases improved the hardness at the clad layer compared to the substrate. The passive film formed on the NiCrMoFeNbTa cladded layer was reported to be compact and stable which resisted corrosion to a greater extent than the IN 625 substrate samples. On comparing the substrate and cladded samples, the unexposed clad specimen provided maximum corrosion resistance in terms of lower current density, higher polarization resistance and lower surface roughness values.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)599-612
Number of pages14
JournalTransactions of the Indian Institute of Metals
Volume76
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 02 2023
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Corrosion
  • EIS analysis
  • Inconel 625 cladding
  • Microstructure
  • Nanohardness
  • Surface roughness (Ra)

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