Welded coatings can be use to enhance the service life of components that operate under severe conditions. Plasma Transferred arc (PTA) is a hardfacing process, recognized for its homogeneous high quality deposits produced, and uses atomized feedstock. The bond of materials with different chemical compositions is always a challenge. This bond will depend on the optimization of the processing parameters, which influences the microstructure of the coatings and consequently its performance. This work analyzed the role of feedstock powder grain size, deposition current and mode on the hardness of a Co-based alloy (Stellite 6) coating using a experiment design tool. The results showed that the powder grain size of the feedstock has to be considered as a processing parameter together with the deposition current and mode as it influenced coating hardness.
Coating; Processing Parameters; Plasma Transferred Arc (PTA); Welding; Powder
