The Properties of Cr-Al-N Based Coatings Formed on AISI D2 Steel by Thermo-Reactive Diffusion Technique

• Authors: B. Kılınc , U. Sen , S. Sen
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this study, chromium aluminum nitride coating was applied on pre-nitrided AISI D2 steel by the thermo-reactive deposition technique in a powder mixture consisting of ferrochromium, aluminum, ammonium chloride, and alumina at 1000C for 2 h. Steels were gas nitrided for the purpose to enrich the surfaces with nitrogen of the steels in a nitrogen and ammonia atmosphere at 560C for 8 h. The effect of aluminum content in the powder mixture on the Cr-Al-N layer properties was investigated. The coated samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscope, and micro-hardness tests. Chromium aluminum nitride layer formed on the pre-nitrided AISI D2 steel was compact and homogeneous. Electron dispersive spectrometer results showed that coating layer includes chromium, aluminum, and nitrogen. X-ray studies showed that the phases formed in the coating layers on the steel surfaces are Cr_2N, (Cr,Fe)_2N_{1-x}, AlN, and Fe_2N. The depth of the Cr-Al-N layer ranged from 10.01 ± 1.2 to 13.2 ± 1.7 μm, depending on the aluminum content. The hardness of the coated layers produced on AISI D2 steel are changing from 1743 ± 150 HV_{0.01} to 2067 ± 160 HV_{0.01} depending on bath compositions.

Keywords

EN

81.15.-z; 62.20.Qp; 68.55.J-; 81.65.Lp

Discipline

• 62.20.Qp: Friction, tribology, and hardness(see also 46.55.+d Tribology and mechanical contacts in continuum mechanics of solids; for materials treatment effects on friction related properties, see 81.40.Pq)
• 68.55.J-: Morphology of films
• 81.15.-z: Methods of deposition of films and coatings; film growth and epitaxy(for structure of thin films, see 68.55.-a; see also 85.40.Sz Deposition technology in microelectronics; for epitaxial dielectric films, see 77.55.Px)
• 81.65.Lp: Surface hardening: nitridation, carburization, carbonitridation

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 123
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 271-273

Dates

published

2013-02

Contributors

author

B. Kılınc

• Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey

author

U. Sen

• Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Sakarya University, Esentepe Sakarya, Turkey

author

S. Sen

• Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Sakarya University, Esentepe Sakarya, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.123.271