@ARTICLE{Mróz_Marek_Evaluation_2023,
 author={Mróz, Marek and Olszewska, Sylwia and Rąb, Patryk},
 volume={vol. 23},
 number={No 4},
 pages={157-162},
 journal={Archives of Foundry Engineering},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2023},
 publisher={The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences},
 abstract={This paper presents the possibility of improving the scratch resistance of the AZ91 magnesium alloy by applying a WCCoCr coating using the Air Plasma Spraying (APS) method. The coating thickness ranged from 140 to 160 m. Microstructural studies of the AZ91 magnesium alloy were performed. The chemical composition of the WCCoCr powder was investigated. The quality of the bond at the substrate–coating interface was assessed and a microanalysis of the chemical composition of the coating was conducted. The scratch resistance of the AZ91 alloy and the WCCoCr coating was determined. The scratch resistance of the WCCoCr powder-based coating is much higher than the AZ91 alloy, as confirmed by scratch geometry measurements. The scratch width in the coating was almost three times smaller compared to the scratch in the substrate. Observations of the substrate–coating interface in the scratch area indicate no discontinuities. The absence of microcracks and delamination at the transition of the scratch from the substrate to the coating indicates good adhesion. On the basis of the study, it was found that there was great potential to use the WCCoCr powder coating to improve the abrasion resistance of castings made from the AZ91 alloy.},
 type={Article},
 title={Evaluation of the Possibility to Improve the Scratch Resistance of the AZ91 Alloy by Applying a Coating},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/129929/PDF-MASTER/AFE%204_2023_18-Final.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/afe.2023.146690},
 keywords={AZ91 magnesium alloy, WCCoCr coating, Microstructure, Scratch test},
}