Tutorial On Surface Engineering Q1
Tutorial On Surface Engineering Q1
Q1:
1) Classify the following metal or alloy coatings as anodic or cathodic coatings
A.
B.
C.
Tin on copper
Tin on mild steel
Zn-Fe intermetallic on steel
single colored
white
no color
multi-colored
light
electricity
sound
heat
Optical energy
Electrical energy
Mechanical energy
Magnetic energy
Q5:
Choose the best-suited laser surface treatment techniques for the following applications:
1) Improving resistance to erosion of martensitic stainless steel turbine blades
A. Laser transformation hardening
B. Laser shot peening
2)
Q6:
1) Choose the best-suited laser for the following applications:
I.
II)
A. Excimer laser
B. 1 kW CW CO2 laser
2) Dominant alloying mechanism in Case I) is:
A. Liquid state diffusion
B. Marangoni effect
3) Dominant alloying mechanism in Case II) is:
A. Liquid state diffusion
B. Marangoni effect
Q7:
Choose the best-suited laser surface treatment technique for hard-facing engine valve
seats
A. Laser surface melting
B. Laser surface alloying
C. Laser cladding
Q8:
Laser surface melting can be used for the improvement of pitting corrosion resistance of
304 stainless steel, because of:
A. Refinement of microstructure
B. Formation of duplex austenite/ferrite phases
C. Change of surface chemistry
Q9:
Is the following statement true or false?
1. Laser surface melting can always improve corrosion resistance of metallic alloys.
Electroplating
EB/PVD
Ion Plating
Thermal Spray
Laser Cladding
Laser-assistant
thermal spraying
Adherence
Metallurgical
Remarks
When steel is first placed into molten zinc, a rapid
chemical reaction occurs between its surface and the zinc,
to form several new metal phases at the interface between
the steel and molten zinc via solid state diffusion then the
growth of essentially pure zinc at the external surface, that
result in the generally excellent adhesion of galvanized
coatings on steel.
Epitaxial
If the surface is sufficiently clean and free from oxide, the
first atomic layers generally form an epitaxial deposit on
the substrate. However, such epitaxy does not persist
beyond a few hundred atom layers and, depending on the
time available for surface diffusion and on the grain size of
the substrate, different morphologies result. The initial
epitaxial growth region provides an essentially
metallurgical bond between the coating and the substrate.
Mechanical
In EB/PVD process, focused electron beams generated by
(physical) or electron guns are directed to melt and evaporate target
Metallurgical material. Evaporated atoms then deposit on a substrate to
for special
form mechanical (physical) bonding. However, for some
cases
cases, in order to improve bonding strength, substrate to be
deposited is pre-heated to a certain temperature, to promote
the diffusion process, to form metallurgical bonding.
Compositional The excellent adherence of ion-plated metal coating is
gradient
attributed to the formation of a graded interface between
the film and substrate, even where the two materials are
incompatible. It occurs mainly due to ion bombardment
which generates several important effects, like i) ion
bombardment sputters off superficial oxide or other
contamination from the substrate prior to the
commencement of deposition. and ii) ion bombardment
promotes intermixture of atoms around the critical
interfacial zone by a combination of collisional processes
and radiation-enhanced diffusion.
Mechanical
When molten or semi-molten particles with high velocities
Interlocking impact on the coated surfaces, they solidify on the surface
to form coatings. During solidification, mechanical
interlocking is the main bonding mechanism.
Fusion bond Laser beam melts coating material together with a small
portion of substrate material, and those then mix and
solidify to form metallurgical bond at the interface, leading
to excellent adherence, with a dilution less than 5%.
Fusion bond Part of laser beam energy is used for melting of a thin layer
of substrate; and the other part is used for melting of
powders, to form fusion bond, which is similar to laser
cladding. But the laser beam energy required is much less
than the one in laser cladding.