Pulse laser assisted composite electroless deposit to prepare ceramic coating

The Ni-P-nano Al2O3 plating layer was prepared on 45 steel by composite electroless deposit, and then hardened by pulse Nd:YAG laser. The surface morphology, microstructure, phase composition, and hardness were investigated respectively. The results show that there is a firm metallurgical bonding between the treated layer and the substrate. Hard phases such as Al5FeNi, FeNi and Fe0.64Ni0.36 form on the surface of composite electroless deposit layer after laser treatment, which contributes to the hardening of coating through fine-crystal strengthening and dispersion strengthening. The hardness of laser treated layer is 4.5 times higher than that of the substrate.