The invention belongs to the technical field of die steel coatings, and provides
corrosion-resistant cold work die steel and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) treating the surface of a base material; (2) cold
zinc spraying treatment is conducted, specifically, a
zinc layer is sprayed to the surface of the cold work die steel through a cold
zinc spraying
coating, then natural
drying is conducted, and pretreated cold work die steel is obtained; (3) PVD hard
coating treatment, wherein gasified atoms react and deposit on the surface of the pretreated cold work die steel, and a
coating of 3-5 microns is formed; and (4) post-treatment:
polishing and cleaning. According to the preparation method, dual protection of
cathode protection and a hard coating is adopted for the cold work die steel, the cold work die steel treated through the preparation method has high
hardness and high abrasion resistance, the
corrosion resistance of the cold work die steel can be remarkably improved, meanwhile, the
adhesive force, compactness and storage stability of the coating are remarkably improved, and the cold work die steel can be applied to the field of cold work die steel. Therefore, the
corrosion resistance of the cold work die steel under complex working conditions is effectively improved.