Volume 92, Issue 11 2100232
Research Article

Novel Gradient Alloy Steel with Quasi-Continuous Ratios Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting: Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior

Xu Wang

Xu Wang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870 Liaoning, P. R. China

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Chun Hua Zhang

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Chun Hua Zhang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870 Liaoning, P. R. China

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Feng Qiu Zhou

Feng Qiu Zhou

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870 Liaoning, P. R. China

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Song Zhang

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Song Zhang

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870 Liaoning, P. R. China

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Jiang Chen

Jiang Chen

Shenyang Dalu Laser Technology CO., LTD, Shenyang, 110136 Liaoning, P. R. China

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Jing Bo Zhang

Jing Bo Zhang

Shenyang Dalu Laser Technology CO., LTD, Shenyang, 110136 Liaoning, P. R. China

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First published: 02 June 2021
Citations: 6
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Abstract

In this article, a quasi-continuous ratio gradient alloy steel (GAS) with a 24CrNiMo high-strength low-alloy steel matrix for high-speed railway brake discs is fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). The composition of GAS is X% 24CrNiMo + (1–X)% wear-resistant stainless steel (WSS), in which X is 100, 65, 35, and 0. The relationship between the microstructure and the corrosion resistance is intensively studied by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and potentiodynamic electrochemical equipment. With the increase in the content of WSS, the low angle grain boundaries of the GAS increases, and the microstructure refines and the texture intensity decreases. The passivation film of the external WSS strengthening layer is dense; the corresponding corrosion potential and corrosion current density are −0.109 V and 2.08 × 10−8 A cm−2, respectively. The corrosion current density is about 1% of the substrate 24CrNiMo, and the corrosion resistance of the material is significantly improved.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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