Effect of the Molybdenum Content on Wear and Corrosion Behavior of Fe-B-Based Surface-Alloyed Layer

In this study, Fe-Mo-B-based hardfacing electrodes containing different amounts of Mo were coated on an AISI 1020 steel substrate using the electric arc welding method. The findings show that molybdenum is highly effective on the microstructure and minor changes in the coating composition affect the phases and morphological properties. In the hardness tests, an increase of 73% was achieved in the Fe14Mo2B4-based hardfacing coating, compared to the base material, and a 30% increase was achieved, compared to the Fe16B4-based coating. The highest hardness value was measured as 56.4 HRC and the highest phase hardness was measured as 3228 HV in the FeMo2B4 phase. The lowest wear rate was measured in the Fe14Mo2B4-based coating. The wear rate of the Fe14Mo2B4-based coating was 8.1 times lower than that of the substrate material and 4.7 times lower than that of the Fe16B4-based coating. According to corrosion test results, the highest corrosion resistance was obtained in the Fe16B4-based coating. The current density value of the Fe16B4-based coating was measured to be 13.6 times lower than that of the substrate material.