Microstructure and Properties of CoCrFeNiMnTix High-Entropy Alloy Coated by Laser Cladding

In this study, laser cladding of CoCrFeNiMnTix (x is the proportion of the mass of a material, x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8) high-entropy alloy (HEA) composite powder coating on 45 steel substrate was studied by using the method of preplaced powder. The phase composition, morphology, microhardness, corrosion resistance and wear properties of CoCrFeNiMnTix high entropy alloy were analyzed by XRD, SEM, microhardness tester, electrochemical workstation and reciprocating friction wear tester, respectively. The influences of Ti concentration on structure and properties of CoCrFeNiMn HEA laser cladding coating were discussed. The macromorphology of CoCrFeNiMnTix HEA coating layer becomes worse with the increase in Ti quantity. The coating layer is a face-centered cubic solid solution phase. The microstructure of the coating layer is dominated by dendrites and equiaxed crystals. The average microhardness of the coating layer grows with the increases in Ti content, and CoCrFeNiMnTi0.8 can reach 823 HV. The friction coefficient of the cladding coating gradually reduces and the wear resistance adds as Ti content rises; the friction coefficients of CoCrFeNiMnTi0.6 and CoCrFeNiMnTi0.8 cladding coating are similar, at 0.835 and 0.828, respectively. Adhesive and abrasive wear are the two basic types of cladding coating wear. In 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution, the corrosion potential of cladding coating increases with increases in Ti content, the corrosion potential of CoCrFeNiMnTi0.8 is about 244 mV higher than that of CoCrFeNiMnTi0, and the density of corrosion current drops to 3.41 × 10−6 A/cm2 from 7.17 × 10−5 A/cm2.