Characterization and Comparison of Corrosion Behavior of Nanostructured TiAlN and AlCrN Coatings on Superfer 800H (INCOLOY 800 H) Substrate

Vikas Chawla, D. Puri, S. Prakasha, Amita Chawla, Buta Singh Sidhu

Chemistry Department, Government Brijindra College, Faridkot -151203, India.
Mechanical Engineering Department, Y.C.E., Talwandi Saboo-151302,India.
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department, I.I.T. Roorkee, Roorkee-247667, India.

DOI: 10.4236/jmmce.2009.89062                

Abstract

Nitrided coatings have been used to increase hardness and to improve the wear and corrosion resistance of structural materials. In this work, TiAlN and AlCrN coatings were deposited on Superfer 800H (INCOLOY 800 H) substrate by using Balzer’s rapid coating system (RCS) machine (make Oerlikon Balzers, Swiss) under a reactive nitrogen atmosphere. The coated samples were subjected to optical microscopy (OM), XRD analysis, Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM with EDAX attachment), AFM analysis. The corrosion resistance of the substrate, TiAlN-coated and AlCrN-coated samples in a 3 wt% NaCl solution was evaluated and compared by electrochemical potentiodynamic polarization method. It was found that the AlCrN-coating exhibited better corrosion resistance.

Keywords

Polarization, Tafel slope, Hard coatings, Corrosion, Physical vapour deposition.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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