Metals (Feb 2023)

Effect of Lateral Laser-Cladding Process on the Corrosion Performance of Inconel 625

  • Mohammad Rezayat,
  • Amirhossein Aboutorabi Sani,
  • Mohammad Talafi Noghani,
  • Morteza Saghafi Yazdi,
  • Morteza Taheri,
  • Amirhossein Moghanian,
  • Mohammad Abedini Mohammadi,
  • Mahmoud Moradi,
  • Antonio Manuel Mateo García,
  • Hossein Besharatloo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/met13020367
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 2
p. 367

Abstract

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This study aimed to evaluate the corrosion properties of different samples coated by the laser-cladding method to find the optimal laser parameters. Thereby, potentiodynamic polarization (Tafel) and electrochemical impedance tests were performed to assess the corrosion resistance of coated samples. Consequently, the corrosion morphology of tested samples was inspected by scanning electron microscopy. The results demonstrated that the laser power directly correlates with pitting corrosion and defects on the surface of the samples. Moreover, when molybdenum and chromium ions are increased in the electrolyte solution, the passive and protective layers are more durable, as the ions are sited within the holes and defects, reducing the surface corrosion rate.

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