Impact toughness and wear resistance of different equivalent ratios of 316 L and 2Cr13 by laser melting deposition on Q235 steel

Abstract This paper systematically studies cladding materials prepared by mixing 316 L and 2Cr13 alloy powders in different ratios. The powder was melted and deposited on a Q235B carbon steel substrate using laser melting deposition with a high Ni transition layer and appropriate laser process parameters. Bimetallic plates with a thickness of 10 mm ±0.5 mm was prepared. The microstructure of different parts of the bimetallic plates and the impact toughness and hardness were observed and tested under different alloy ratios. The results indicate that the Nickel‐Chromium equivalence ratio increased, the hardness and wear resistance of the bimetallic plates increased, and the degree of eutectic segregation in the eutectic structure also increased. When the ratio of 2Cr13 reached 60 %, the impact toughness increased significantly, and the needle‐like second phase appeared in the structure. X‐ray diffractometer analysis determined that this second phase was (Fe, Cr) 7 C 3 . After Charpy impact testing, the fracture microstructure showed many dimples, indicating micropore aggregation fracture. This study guides preparing large‐thickness cladding layers on iron and steel parts using laser melting deposition.