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Effect of a Gas Medium on the Mechanical, Tribological, and Anticorrosion Properties of Cr–Ni–Al–C–N Coatings Deposited by the Pulsed Cathodic Arc Evaporation Method

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Using the Cr3C2–NiAl cathode prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis, Cr‒Ni–Al–C–N coatings are deposited by pulsed cathode arc evaporation in argon, nitrogen, and ethylene atmospheres. The coating structures are investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, glow-discharge optical emission spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. Mechanical and tribological properties are investigated by nanoindentation and pin-on-disk tribological testing. Anticorrosion properties are evaluated by voltammetry in the medium of a 1-N H2SO4 solution. The nonreactive coating deposited in an inert Ar atmosphere contains the Cr3C2 fcc phase with a size of crystallites below 20 nm. The deposition in the C2H4 and N2 reaction media leads to amorphization of the coatings. The samples deposited in argon and nitrogen exhibit high hardness values of 24–25 GPa. The deposition of coatings in C2H4 gives rise to a 40% decrease in the hardness. However, the carbon-containing sample has a relatively low coefficient of friction at a level of 0.28, as well as better wear and corrosion resistances due to the positive effect of the diamond-like carbon phase.

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In part of electrochemical studies, this work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (contract no. 20-79-10104).

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    Ph. V. Kiryukhantsev-Korneev, A. D. Sytchenko, A. N. Sheveyko & E. A. Levashov

  2. Merzhanov Institute of Structural Macrokinetics and Problems of Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, Russia

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Kiryukhantsev-Korneev, P.V., Sytchenko, A.D., Sheveyko, A.N. et al. Effect of a Gas Medium on the Mechanical, Tribological, and Anticorrosion Properties of Cr–Ni–Al–C–N Coatings Deposited by the Pulsed Cathodic Arc Evaporation Method. Phys. Metals Metallogr. 122, 1241–1247 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031918X21120048

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