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The invention provides a method of preparing a wear-resistant coating layer comprising metal matrix composite and a coating layer prepared by using the same and more particularly, it provides a method of preparing a wear-resistant coating layer comprising metal matrix composite, which comprises the

The invention provides a method of preparing a wear-resistant coating layer comprising metal matrix composite and a coating layer prepared by using the same and more particularly, it provides a method of preparing a wear-resistant coating layer comprising metal matrix composite, which comprises the steps of providing a base material, preparing a mixture powder comprising a metal, alloy or mixture particle thereof having an average diameter of 50 to 100 um and a ceramic or mixture particle thereof having an average diameter of 25 to 50 um in a ratio of 1:1 to 3:1 by volume, injecting the mixture powder into a spray nozzle for coating, and coating the mixture powder on the surface of the base material by accelerating the mixture powder in the state of non-fusion at a rate of 300 to 1,200 m/s by the flow of transportation gas flowing in the nozzle and a coating layer prepared by using the same whereby the coating layer with high wear resistance and excellent resistance against fatigue crack on the surface of the base material without causing damages such as heat strain to the base material during the formation of the coating layer can be provided.

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1. A deposition method comprising: providing a base material;preparing a powder mixture that includes (a) a metallic component comprising at least one of Al, an Al alloy, and a mixture of Al and an Al alloy and (b) a ceramic component comprising at least one of SiC, Al2O3, and a mixture of SiC and A

1. A deposition method comprising: providing a base material;preparing a powder mixture that includes (a) a metallic component comprising at least one of Al, an Al alloy, and a mixture of Al and an Al alloy and (b) a ceramic component comprising at least one of SiC, Al2O3, and a mixture of SiC and Al2O3;injecting the powder mixture into a spray nozzle; anddepositing the powder mixture onto the base material by accelerating the powder mixture in a state of non-fusion at a rate between about 300 m sec−1 and about 1200 m sec−1 via a transportation gas flowing in the spray nozzle;wherein the metallic component is sized to pass through a 200 mesh sieve and the ceramic component has an average particle diameter between about 13 μm and about 35 μm; andwherein the ceramic component comprises at least about 50 vol % of the powder mixture. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the ceramic component is provided in the form of agglomerated powders. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the base material comprises at least one of aluminum, aluminum alloy and cast iron. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein less than 50% of the powder mixture injected into the spray nozzle is deposited onto the base material. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the rate is between about 300 m sec−1 and about 500 m/s. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the powder mixture is injected into the spray nozzle with a pressure between about 90 psi and about 120 psi. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transportation gas in the spray nozzle has a temperature between about 275° C. and about 285° C. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising conducting a thermal annealing treatment after depositing the powder mixture, wherein the thermal annealing treatment is carried out at an anneal temperature of the metallic component. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein: the spray nozzle is a convergence-straight spray nozzle; andthe powder mixture is injected into a straight section of the spray nozzle via an injection tube positioned along a central axis of the spray nozzle. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein: the spray nozzle is a convergence-divergence spray nozzle; andthe powder mixture is injected into a divergence section of the spray nozzle via an injection tube positioned along a central axis of the spray nozzle. 11. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing at least one of the metallic component and the ceramic component to the spray nozzle at a rate that varies with time, such that the powder mixture that is deposited onto the base material has a ratio of metallic component to ceramic component that varies with depth of deposition. 12. The method of claim 1, further comprising depositing the powder mixture onto the base material to a depth that is between about 10 μm and about 1 mm.