Abstract:
A The Ni
3Al-alloy and its composites with different Cr
3C
2 contents were fabricated by a hot isostatic pressing (HIP) technique. The influences of Cr
3C
2 content on the microstructure, hardness and wear properties of the Cr
3C
2/Ni
3 Al composites were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and wear tribometry. The results show that inter-diffusion occurs between the original Cr
3C
2 and the Ni
3AI particles during the HIP process and the Cr
3C
2 particles partially transform into M
7C
3 (M=Cr, Fe, Ni) structures. Under specific friction and wear conditions, the wear resistance of the Cr
3C
2/Ni
3Al composites is significantly improved due to the addition of Cr
3C
2 particles by about 4-10 times, compared to the Ni
3Al alloy. In addition, the cutting and scraping effects of counter-part disks by the Cr
3C
2/Ni
3Al composites decreases with increasing Cr
3C
2 addition, resulting in a reduction in wear rate of counter-part disks.