Investigation of Microstructure and Comparison of Oxidation Resistance of Thermal Sprayed Stellite6 and NiCrBSiCoatings and GTAW-Cladded Stellite6 Coating on

In this study, microstructure investigation, micro-hardness, fracture toughness and oxidation behavior of stellite6 and NiCrBSi coating produced with HVOF and GTAW methods has been investigate. The microstructure investigation of raw materials and coatings do with Secondary Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Optical Microscopy (OM). A Vickers micro-hardness meter used to study of hardness of coatings with 300 gr load. The fracture toughness of coatings investigated with Vickers hardness meter on the 1.5 to 200 Kg load. Oxidation behavior investigation of coatings carried out at 750 °C for 2, 5, 15 and 50 hrs. The oxide layer formed on the coatings during oxidation test studied with X-Ray Diffraction method. The oxidation results show the layer of Cr2O3 formed on the thermal sprayed Stellite6 coating. It caused to this coating show lower oxidation rate among all coatings. But, on the oxide layer of Stellite6 cladding coating, the spinel oxide phases are major phase, that are formed due to complex phase formed during surface welding.