TY - JOUR N2 - This study manufactured a SiC coating layer using the vacuum kinetic spray process and investigated its microstructure and wear properties. SiC powder feedstock with a angular shape and average particle size of 37.4 μm was used to manufacture an SiC coating layer at room temperature in two different process conditions (with different degrees of vacuum). The thickness of the manufactured coating layers were approximately 82.4 μm and 129.4 μm, forming a very thick coating layers. The SiC coating layers consisted of α-SiC and β-SiC phases, which are identical to the feedstock. Cross-sectional observation confirmed that the SiC coating layer formed a dense structure. In order to investigate the wear properties, ball crater tests were performed. The wear test results confirmed that the SiC coating layer with the best wear resistance achieved approximately 4.16 times greater wear resistance compared to the Zr alloy. This study observed the wear surface of the vacuum kinetic sprayed SiC coating layer and identified its wear mechanism. In addition, the potential applications of the SiC coating layer manufactured using the new process were also discussed. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/111310/PDF/AMM-2019-2-13-KA%20Lee.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/111310 PY - 2019 IS - No 2 EP - 523 DO - 10.24425/amm.2019.127570 KW - Vacuum kinetic spray KW - Silicon carbide KW - Microstructure KW - Wear A1 - Ham, Gi-Su A1 - Kim, Kyu-Sik A1 - Lee, Kee-Ahn PB - Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 64 DA - 2019.06.27 T1 - Manufacturing and Wear Properties of SiC Coating Layer on Zr alloyFabricated by Vacuum Kinetic Spray Process SP - 519 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/111310 T2 - Archives of Metallurgy and Materials ER -