Abstract
Whenever farming tools are used, the focus is on wear resistance. As the wear rate differs with local soil conditions, the progress of wear and thus the time for tool change is difficult to identify. Hence, component failure and breakage as well as the unknown retention of components or parts thereof in the field are possible undesirable consequences. This demands not only a better wear-resistant coating, but also a wear limit indicator to determine the time for tool change more precisely. This helps in reducing the fuel consumption and increasing the quality of soil. Therefore, the aim of this study is the development and application of a coating system with increased wear resistance compared to original OEM parts (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and integrated optical wear indication. Preliminary own tests demonstrated that arc-sprayed hard-facing coatings can increase the wear limit. Thus, in the current work two different types of thermal sprayed coatings are analyzed with regard to their wear resistance behavior. After positive wear test results, field testing on farmland was carried out. Further investigations concerned microstructure, optical as well as profilometry surface analyzes.
