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Influence of the Electrode Distance on Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Ni-Cr Alloyed Layers Deposited by Double Glow Plasma Surface Metallurgy

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Ni-Cr alloyed layers were synthesized on the surface of Q235 mild steel by double-glow plasma surface metallurgy with different electrode distance. The microstructure and phases of the alloyed layer were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The corrosion behavior of the Ni-Cr alloyed layers both in 3.5% NaCl and 0.5 M H2SO4 solution were systematically investigated by open-circuit potential (OCP), potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The obtained results reveal that the Ni-Cr alloyed layer consists of a deposited layer and an inter-diffusion layer. With increasing the electrode distance, the relative thickness, microstructure and phase composition of the Ni-Cr alloyed layers vary greatly. Polarization data show the Ni-Cr alloyed layer with the electrode distance of 15 mm has highest corrosion resistance and lowest corrosion rate, while EIS results reveal the same trend. The highest protective efficiency in 3.5% NaCl and 0.5 M H2SO4 solution are 99.23% and 99.92%, respectively, obtained for the Ni-Cr alloyed layer with 15 mm electrode distance. When the electrode distance is too large, a thin and porosity Ni-Cr alloyed layer, caused by low plasma density and Kirkendall effect, will be obtained, and will decrease the protective efficiency in corrosive medium.

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Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51704167 and 51764041), and the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China (2016ZF56020)

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    Jun Huang  (黄俊), Siyu Yang, Shiyu Cui, Jilin Xu, Jianping Zhang & Junming Luo

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Huang, J., Yang, S., Cui, S. et al. Influence of the Electrode Distance on Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Ni-Cr Alloyed Layers Deposited by Double Glow Plasma Surface Metallurgy. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 37, 1204–1215 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-022-2653-5

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