The plasma powder transferred arc welding process which uses feed stock in a powder form has similarities with plasma wire transferred arc welding. This paper describes a comparative study of the two processes using a cobalt-based alloy commercially known as stellite 6. This Co-based alloy is recognized for its superior cavitation erosion resistance. The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential of plasma transferred arc coatings for the protection and refurbishment of hydraulic turbine blades. Coatings were evaluated for the influence of plasma gas flow rate on coating dilution, geometry, hardness and microstructure. Coatings processed with the atomized stellite 6 powder feedstock showed a superior surface quality, lower dilution, better wettability and wider tracks. This study provided new information about the refurbishing of worn hydraulic turbine blades, leading to a longer service working life.
Este é um artigo publicado em acesso aberto (Open Access) sob a licença Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial, que permite uso, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, sem restrições desde que sem fins comerciais e que o trabalho original seja corretamente citado.Resumo: Este trabalho tem por objetivo principal implementar o processo de soldagem FCAW com corrente contínua pulsada. Para tanto, foi analisada a influência da Distância de Bico de Contato-Peça (DBCP) em dois níveis (19 e 24 mm) e o tamanho do diâmetro da gota (Dg) de acordo com o seguinte critério: Diâmetro da gota igual ao diâmetro do arame-eletrodo (Dg=De), diâmetro da gota menor que o diâmetro do arame-eletrodo (DgDe), mantendo a taxa de deposição fixa. A análise dos resultados obtidos revelou que a metodologia experimental empregada é efetiva na determinação das variáveis da corrente contínua pulsada para o arame tubular rutílico E71T-1M. De posse desta, foi possível produzir cordões de solda de bom aspecto superficial e morfológico, além de se obter boa estabilidade do arco (livre de respingos) quando utilizada uma Distância de Bico de Contato-Peça (DBCP) de 24 mm e diâmetro da gota (Dg) menor que o diâmetro do arame-eletrodo (De). Não obstante, quando empregada DBCP de 24 mm, foi observada uma significativa variação na energia de soldagem quando empregado diferentes diâmetros de gota, sendo obtidos os valores de 9,0 kJ/cm para Dg>De e 12,6 kJ/cm para Dg De), without changind the deposition rate. The analysis of the results showed that the experimental methodology used is effective to determine the pulsed current variables for the E71T-1M rutile tubular wire. Thus, it was possible to produce weld beads with good surface and morphological appearance, as well as good arc stability (without weld spatter) when using a 24 mm of distance from the nozzle to the workpiece (DBCP) and smaller droplet diameter (Dg) than the diameter of the electrode-wire (De). Moreover, when using DBCP of 24 mm, a significant variation in the welding energy was observed when different droplet diameters were used. About that, with Dg>De was obtained 9,0 kJ/cm and for Dg
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