Effect of Scanning Strategies on Anisotropy of YCF104 Alloy Mechanical Properties by Laser Cladding

YCF104 alloy specimens were fabricated by laser cladding on #45 steel following three different scanning strategies. The microstructure, phase composition, friction coefficient, microhardness, tensile strength, and compressive strength of the specimens formed by different scanning strategies were investigated. The results show that the uniformity of laser remelting of solidified layers improved the uniformity of microstructure and refined the grains. The strengthening effect of the Fe-Cr/Mo solid solution was primarily responsible for the high strength. YCF104 cladding specimens exhibit brittle failure, and with the change of metallurgical bonding form in the overlap area, the compressive strength (the maximum value is 3235 MPa) and the tensile strength (specimen via strategy 3 is 527.44 MPa), there appears significant anisotropy. With the improvement of the uniformity of temperature distribution, the friction coefficient as well as the microhardness decreased when the GCr15 was used as the friction pair. The mechanical anisotropy of the coating is related to both the microstructure and metallurgical bonding strength in the overlap area.