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Surface modifications of Al-based amorphous composite

coatings on 7075 Al plate prepared by high-speed
electrothermal explosion
Yongtian Wanga,*, Yufeng ChenbZongde Liua,cZhiyong Xuea, Guang Yanga
a
North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Amorphd Noval Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Yancheng 22400, China
c
The Suzhou Research Institute of North China Electric Power University, Suzhou, 215123, China
b

Abstract
Al-based amorphous ribbons have been prepared by the melt-spin method, and the amorphous composite coating has
been prepared on the surface of 7075 Al alloy by Electro-Thermal Explosion Spray (EETS). The structure,
microscopic features and compositional distribution of the coating have been characterized by X-ray diffraction
(XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) to study the coatings
properties. The results demonstrated the amorphous/nanocrystalline nature of the composite coating and ascertained
the metallurgical bonding between the coating and the substrate. The hardness of the coating (900 HV) was five
times larger than that of the 7075 Al alloy (170 HV), and over twice than that of the Al based bulk metallic glass.
This work confirms the good results of preparing coating on the surface of alloy 7075 by applying the amorphous
material and EETS together, and provides the application of both amorphous coating and EETS simultaneously.

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Keywords: Amorphous; Coating; Electro-thermal explosion spray

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* Corresponding author. Tel: +86-10-61772291; fax: +86-10-61772812.

E-mail address: wyt@ncepu.edu.cn.

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1 . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.7075 6. 7.
Fig. 1 The schematic diagram of the electrothermal explosion spraying equipment.

3.
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(111)

(200)

intensity (a.u.)

2000
1500
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: -Al

1000
500

The broad peak of the Amorphous phase

0
20

40

60

80

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2 7075 XRD
Fig. 2 The XRD pattern of the Al-based amorphous composite coating on the 7075 Al plate.

3abSEI (BES)
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Fig. 3 aSEI pattern of the Al-based amorphous composite coating(b) The corresponding BES pattern.

30

1200

20

Al
Ni

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Hardness (Hv0.05)

600

Counts

Counts

800

1000
Al coating-1
Al coating-2
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600
400
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10

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Distance (m)

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Distance (m)

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Fig. 4 The elemental distribution pattern of the coating interface.

Fig. 5 The hardness of the cross section of the coating.

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900HV 7075 ~170 HV 5-6
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