Abstract
In this work, NiSiCrFeB, WC-Co/NiSiCrFeB, WC-Co, and WC-Cr3C2-Ni coatings were sprayed on rice harvesting blade surfaces using a high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) process. Each of the rice harvesting blades was sprayed with one of four coating materials using different spraying durations. The effects of coating materials and spraying durations on the average values of coated blade volume loss, hardness and surface roughness (Ra) were studied through real rice-harvesting field tests. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and a multiple comparison approach with Tukey’s test were used in order to conduct a comparative performance analysis of the coating materials of rice harvesting blades. The experimental results indicated that the NiSiCrFeB coating exhibited the highest volume loss compared with all others. In addition, the WC-Co-coated blade had significantly greater hardness than those coated with NiSiCrFeB, WC-Co/NiSiCrFeB, or WC-Cr3C2-Ni. The rice harvesting blade coated with either WC-Co/NiSiCrFeB, WC-Co, or WC-Cr3C2-Ni using the shortest spraying duration was recommended for installation in rice harvesting machines.
About the authors
Ronnrit Khuengpukheiw, born in 1990, is currently a PhD student in Industrial Engineering at Khon Kaen University, Thailand. He received his BEng degree in Technology from Kalasin University and a M.Eng. degree in Industrial Engineering from Khon Kaen University. His research interests include materials processing technology and manufacturing processes, focusing on coating technology.
Charnnarong Saikaew, born in 1969, is currently an associate professor in Industrial Engineering at Khon Kaen University, Thailand. He received a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, U. S. A., his M.S. degree from Vanderbilt University, U. S. A. and his B.Eng. degree from Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Dr. Saikaew’s primary teaching responsibilities include statistics and design of engineering experiments, and quality engineering. His research interests are product and process quality improvement in materials processing technology and manufacturing processes.
Anurat Wisitsoraat, born in 1972, received his PhD and MSc degrees from Vanderbilt University, TN, U. S. A., and B.Eng. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand in 2002, 1997, and 1993, respectively. He is currently a researcher at National Electronics and Computer Technology Center in Thailand. His research interests include microelectronic fabrication, semiconductor devices, electronic and optical thin film coating, gas sensors, and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS).
Acknowledgement
The authors gratefully acknowledge the Faculty of Engineering at Khon Kaen University, Thailand, for their financial supports.
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