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A high-temperature oxidation resistant TiN embedded in Ti3Al intermetallic matrix composite coating was fabricated
on titanium alloy Ti6Al4V surface by 6kW transverse-flow CO2 laser apparatus. The composition, morphology and
microstructure of the laser clad TiN/Ti3Al intermetallic matrix composite coating were characterized by optical
microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive spectrometer
(EDS). In order to evaluate the high-temperature oxidation resistance of the composite coatings and the titanium alloy
substrate, isothermal oxidation test was performed in a conventional high-temperature resistance furnace at 600°C and
800°C respectively. The result shows that the laser clad intermetallic composite coating has a rapidly solidified fine
microstructure consisting of TiN primary phase (granular-like, flake-like, and dendrites), and uniformly distributed in the
Ti3Al matrix. It indicates that a physical and chemical reaction between the Ti powder and AlN powder occurred
completely under the laser irradiation. In addition, the microhardness of the TiN/Ti3Al intermetallic matrix composite
coating is 844HV0.2, 3.4 times higher than that of the titanium alloy substrate. The high-temperature oxidation resistance
test reveals that TiN/Ti3Al intermetallic matrix composite coating results in the better modification of high-temperature
oxidation behavior than the titanium substrate. The excellent high-temperature oxidation resistance of the laser cladding
layer is attributed to the formation of the reinforced phase TiN and Al2O3, TiO2 hybrid oxide. Therefore, the laser
cladding TiN/Ti3Al intermetallic matrix composite coating is anticipated to be a promising oxidation resistance surface
modification technique for Ti6Al4V alloy.
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