Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Surface and Coatings Technology, cilt.489, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
Cold spray process is essentially a coating technique as well as used in repair applications. This method is a low-temperature solid-state process. In this study, the damaged surface of Al7075 was repaired by low pressure cold spray method with Ni-Zn-Al2O3, Al-Zn-Al2O3, Al-Al2O3, Ni-Al2O3, and Zn-Al2O3 metal/ceramic feedstock powders. Microstructure examination, microhardness measurements, tribological experiments, and tensile tests were conducted on the repaired samples and compared with Al7075. The repaired regions exhibited a composite microstructure characterized by the presence of Al2O3 ceramic particles with high hardness dispersed within a metal matrix composed of Al, Ni, Zn, Ni-Zn, and Al-Zn. This composite structure was attributed to the interlocking mechanism of cold spray. The highest hardness value was measured in the repaired area using Ni-Al2O3, which is approximately 1.28 times higher than that of Al7075 alloy. According to the dry sliding test, the wear performance of all repaired specimens was superior to that of Al7075. The wear resistance of samples repaired with Ni-Al2O3 and Ni-Zn-Al2O3 increased approximately 7.1 and 5.8 times, respectively, compared to Al7075. The specimens repaired with Ni-Zn-Al2O3 feedstock powder showed the most similar results in tensile and yield strength values to Al7075 to the tensile test.