Study on Wear and Corrosion Resistance of Ni60/WC Coating by Laser Cladding on Reciprocating Pump Plunger: Comparison with Flame-Sprayed Plungers

Reciprocating pumps are widely used in the current oil extraction process, and the plunger is a vulnerable part of these pumps that directly determines the service life of the reciprocating pump. To improve the service life of plungers, Ni60/WC coatings were applied to the surface of 45-steel plungers via laser cladding technology to improve wear and corrosion resistance. Defect-free and dense Ni60/WC coatings were successfully applied to the plunger surface with strong metallurgical bonding between the coating and the substrate. The coating consists mainly of a γ-(Ni, Fe) phase, which contains isotropic and isotropic-like crystals, dendritic crystals, and columnar crystals in the top, middle, and bottom regions of the coating, respectively. The service performance of the laser cladding coating was compared to the flame-sprayed plunger, which is widely used, and the laser cladding coating has a microhardness of up to 821.8 HV 0.5, which is higher than that of the flame-sprayed coating (545.5 HV 0.5) and the 45-steel substrate (200 HV 0.5). The laser cladding coating has a lower friction coefficient and a smaller volumetric wear rate, and the corrosion current density and corrosion rate in the NaCl solution are 2.52 × 10 −7 A/cm 2 and 2.96 × 10 −3 mmPY, respectively, which indicates superior corrosion resistance to the flame-sprayed coating and the substrate. The laser cladding of reciprocating pump plunger surfaces has a significantly improved comprehensive performance and is a promising way to increase the service life of reciprocating pumps. Abstract Reciprocating pumps are widely used in the current oil extraction process, and the plunger is a vulnerable part of these pumps that directly determines the service life of the reciprocating pump. To improve the service life of plungers, Ni60/WC coatings were applied to the surface of 45-steel plungers via laser cladding technology to improve wear and corrosion resistance. Defect-free and dense Ni60/WC coatings were successfully applied to the plunger surface with strong metallurgical bonding between the coating and the substrate. The coating consists mainly of a γ-(Ni, Fe) phase, which contains isotropic and isotropic-like crystals, dendritic crystals, and columnar crystals in the top, middle, and bottom regions of the coating, respectively. The service performance of the laser cladding coating was compared to the flame-sprayed plunger, which is widely used, and the laser cladding coating has a microhardness of up to 821.8 HV 0.5, which is higher than that of the flame-sprayed coating (545.5 HV 0.5) and the 45-steel substrate (200 HV 0.5). The laser cladding coating has a lower friction coefficient and a smaller volumetric wear rate, and the corrosion current density and corrosion rate in the NaCl solution are 2.52 × 10 −7 A/cm 2 and 2.96 × 10 −3 mmPY, respectively, which indicates superior corrosion resistance to the flame-sprayed coating and the substrate. The laser cladding of reciprocating pump plunger surfaces has a significantly improved comprehensive performance and is a promising way to increase the service life of reciprocating pumps. Keywords: reciprocating pumps; plunger surface modification; laser cladding; Ni60/WC coating; wear and corrosion resistance

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    合作方式:技术开发

    联 系 人:周老师

    联系电话:13321314106

    成果名称:低表面能涂层

    合作方式:技术开发

    联 系 人:周老师

    联系电话:13321314106

    成果名称:低表面能涂层

    合作方式:技术开发

    联 系 人:周老师

    联系电话:13321314106

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