An Electrochemical Study of the Corrosion Resistance of Niobium-Aluminum Carbonitride Coating Produced on Steels by Thermo-Reactive Diffusion Technique |
| E. Abakay, M. Durmaz, S. Sen and U. Sen
Sakarya University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Esentepe Campus, 54187 Sakarya, Turkey |
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| Thermo-reactive diffusion/deposition technique is an alternative to physical vapor deposition and chemical vapor deposition techniques for obtaining wear and corrosion resistant coatings on steel parts. In this work, thermo-reactive diffusion/deposition technique was used to produce niobium aluminum carbonitride-based coatings on AISI M2 steel. Characterization of the coatings was done by X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The corrosion resistance of the produced coatings was investigated by using potentiodynamic polarization in a solution of 0.5 M NaCl. Hard, compact and adherent coatings, mainly consisting of NbC and NbN phases were obtained. The corrosion behavior of the samples was investigation by potentiodynamic polarization measurements. |
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.132.682 PACS numbers: 81.65.Lp, 81.65.Kn, 87.64.Ee |