Synthesis of TiB2-Ni3B nanocomposite coating by DC magnetron sputtering for corrosion-erosion protection

Jorge Morales Hernández, José Manuel Juárez García, Héctor Herrera Hernández, Héctor J. Dorantes Rosales, Raul Herrera Basurto

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Abstract

Significant contribution on corrosion-erosion resistance of Ni3B-TiB2 nanocomposite coating of 1 μm of thickness, deposited by DC magnetron Sputtering on stainless steel 304 substrates was studied. Nickel phase (γ Ni) plus Ni3B-TiB2 phases were synthesized previously by Mechanical Alloying (MA). Solid cathode (76.2 mm of diameter and 3 mm of thickness) used to grow thin films was manufactured with the alloyed powders, applying a uniaxial load of 70 MPa at room temperature and sintered at 900 C for two hours. Microstructure and mechanical properties of the coatings were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), nanoindentation, and wear test with a ball-on-disc tribometer. Compact coating of Ni3B-TiB2 with a microstructure of prismatic crystals after annealing treatment, showing a uniform coating with good adherence and low friction coefficient of 0.5, correlated with a low roughness of Ra ≈ 0.0439 0.0069 μm. The average hardness of 537.4 HV (5265.0 MPa) and wear coefficient at room temperature of 2.552E-10 m2N-1 correspond with medium-hard phases with an elastic-plastic behavior suitable for fatigue applications. Geothermal fluid modified was synthesized in the lab with NaCl/Na2SO4 to evaluate the corrosion resistance of the films in a standard three electrodes cell, characterizing a corrosion rate of 0.0008 and 0.001 mm∗year-1 at 25 and 80 C respectively during 86.4 ks (24 h) of exposition; showing a resistive coating without corrosion products and with good response to the geothermal environment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number126403
JournalMaterials Research Express
Volume8
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ni-Ti-B ternary system
  • geothermal corrosion protection
  • high-temperature coatings
  • metalceramic phases
  • wear and corrosion protection

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