Histological and mechanical properties of laser-melted carbon nanotube-toughened Fe-based amorphous coatings

Laser melting technology is a new surface fabrication technique, and using laser beams to improve the mechanical properties of iron-based amorphous prepared by laser melting has become a hot topic in current materials research. Firstly, nickel-plated carbon nanotubes were used to improve the toughness of iron-based amorphous coatings, and nickel-plated carbon nanotubes were used to prepare iron-based amorphous composite fusion cladding layers. Then, the iron-based amorphous has good strength, strong wear resistance and corrosion resistance and is a good surface modification material. Finally, considering that the preparation of iron-based amorphous coating by laser melting technology can meet the preparation requirements of fast cooling of iron-based amorphous, the organization and mechanical properties of the iron-based amorphous coating are studied and analyzed by using laser melting technology. The results show that the toughness of the amorphous-1.00 wt% nickel-plated carbon nanotube composite clad layer is 7.67 MPa-m which is 33.4% higher than the amorphous clad layer. The composite clad layer with the addition of carbon nanotubes showed a significant increase in toughness without a significant decrease in hardness, and the prepared nickel-plated carbon nanotube/amorphous composite clad layer had better overall mechanical properties. This study improves the mechanical properties of iron-based amorphous coatings, which is important to improve the problems of decreasing service life and stability of equipment and components caused by corrosion and wear.