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Comparative Analysis over Tribology Characterization of TiAlN and TiAlSiN PVD Coating on Plasma Nitride Alloy 20

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The nickel–iron–chromium (alloy 20) is enriching by hybrid surface treatment through plasma nitride (PN) and physical vapor deposition (PVD) process. The plasma nitriding process takes 12 h at 500 °C. Potentiodynamic testing is used to characterize the corrosion performance of the treated material, followed by morphological analysis of the exposed surface; XRD, EDX, SEM, hardness, and tensile testing are used to investigate appropriate coating properties. Plasma nitride and hybrid PVD nickel–iron–chromium alloys exhibit perlite (γ + α′) phases and martensite (γ + α) phases, respectively. The martensite microstructure ensures superior tensile strength and hardness. The pin-on-disc tribometer test proposes to analyze friction and hard-faced behavior in the dry sliding position. The inclusion of Si improves the adherent oxide film, resulting in a low wear rate in TiAlSiN alloy 20. Due to the presence of the passive film, TiAlSiN alloy 20 exposes the most passive region to attain better corrosion resistance.

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    R. Ganapathy Srinivasan & S. Palani

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  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600 062, India

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Srinivasan, R.G., Palani, S., Rajaravi, C. et al. Comparative Analysis over Tribology Characterization of TiAlN and TiAlSiN PVD Coating on Plasma Nitride Alloy 20. J Inorg Organomet Polym 32, 2082–2093 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-022-02271-7

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