Abstract:By using H08A bare electrode and the coating fluxes of ferrotitanium, rutile, graphite, calcium carbonate and calcium fluoride, a new type of wear and crack resistant hardfacing electrode was developed. The microstructure and wear properties of deposited layer were studied by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffractometry(XRD) and wear test. The results indicate that TiC particles are produced by direct metallurgical reaction between ferrotitanium or rutile and graphite during welding process. TiC particles with sizes in the range of 3 5μm are dispersed in the matrix of lath martensite and retained austenite. The deposited layer of the new type of hardfacing electrode possesses better wear and crack resistance than that of D618 and D667 hardfacing electrodes.

Key words: hardfacing electrode; TiC; wear resistance; crack resistance