Microstructure Characteristics and Elevated-Temperature Wear Mechanism of FeCoCrNiAl High-Entropy Alloy Prepared by Laser Cladding

This paper investigated the FeCoCrNiAl high-entropy alloy on H13 steel, prepared using laser cladding, to improve the elevated-temperature wear resistance of the alloy. The results revealed that FCC and BCC phases, in terms of the coating, produced a large dislocation density. The coating exhibited a columnar and equiaxed crystal microstructure. With the comprehensive effects of fine-grain strengthening, solid solution strengthening, and dislocation strengthening, the average hardness of the coating (500 HV0.1) was improved by 150% compared with that of H13 steel (200 HV0.1). The wear experiments were conducted at 623 K, 723 K, and 823 K. Compared with H13 steel, the wear volume of the coating decreased by 59.20%, 70.79%, and 78.20% under different temperatures. The wear forms impacting the coating were mainly abrasive wear and oxidation wear. However, H13 steel presented adhesive wear and fatigue wear, in addition to abrasive wear and oxidation wear.