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Tribological Investigation of W-Ti-N Thin Film on Plasma Nitrided Stainless-Steel Multilayer Coating

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Duplex treatment consisting of plasma nitriding and tungsten titanium nitride thin film (W-Ti-N) was applied to 304L stainless steel multilayer coatings to enhance their mechanical and tribological properties compared to nitrided and the non-nitrided multilayer coatings. The 304L stainless-steel coating was formed by four layers deposited by twin-wire arc spraying (TWAS) and then post-annealed in vacuum conditions. The coating was nitrided using plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII). W-Ti-N thin film was deposited by physical vapour deposition (PVD) magnetron sputtering using a W + 30 wt.% Ti target. Characterization results showed important mechanical and tribological properties for the duplex-treated stainless-steel multilayer coating, reaching a hardness of 22.3 GPa and a low friction coefficient that was about four times lower than that of the stainless-steel multilayer. Furthermore, the wear rate was three orders of magnitude lower than that of the multilayer. Nitrided stainless-steel multilayers also combined good performance in terms of hardness, friction coefficient, and wear rate.

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The most of this work was done in the center for development of advanced technology (CDTA) Algiers, Algeria. The authors are grateful to the staffs of this center. The authors are also grateful to Algérie Métallisation Company.

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  1. Laboratory of Petroleum Equipements Reliability and Materials (LFEPM), M’Hamed Bougara University, Boumerdes, Algeria

    Khaled Chemaa

  2. MIL Division, Center for Development of Advanced Technologies CDTA, 16081, Baba Hassen, Algiers, Algeria

    Salim Hassani & Laid Henni

  3. Yahia Fares University, 26000, Medea, Algeria

    Mohamed Kezrane

  4. Laboratory of Materials Science and Engineering (LSGM), USTHB, B.P 32, El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, Alger, Algeria

    Said Abdi

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Chemaa, K., Hassani, S., Kezrane, M. et al. Tribological Investigation of W-Ti-N Thin Film on Plasma Nitrided Stainless-Steel Multilayer Coating. JOM 75, 3111–3120 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-023-05854-y

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