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Adaptive VAlCN-Ag composite and VAlCN/VN-Ag multilayer coatings intended for applications at elevated temperature

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High-temperature adaptive solid lubricant coatings, which could provide lubricating performance at broad temperature, are nowadays commercially available and increasingly required for industrial applications. In this work, VAlCN-Ag nanocomposite and VAlCN/VN-Ag multilayer coatings were prepared on Inconel 718 alloy by multi-arc ion planting technique of V and Ag targets either in a gaseous mixture. The multilayer coatings have a relatively higher hardness of 27 Gpa and modulus of 370 Gpa than VAlCN-Ag coatings. The toughness was significantly improved with the high H3/E2 of 0.147. The tribological properties were evaluated by a UMT high-temperature friction and wear tester when tested in the temperature range 25–600 °C. A positive correlation between wear rate and temperature was found for both composite and multilayer coatings. The synergistic lubricant effect derived from both AgVO3 and V2O5 Magnéli phases is responsible for the lowest friction coefficient of about 0.18 for VAlCN-Ag coating at 600 °C. The VAlCN/VN-Ag multilayer coatings have also a low friction coefficient of 0.25, together with low wear rate of 3.2 × 10−5 mm3/Nm, providing guidance for coating design and potential industrial applications as protective coating under high temperatures.

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The authors are grateful for financial support from the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. LR20E050001), National Science and Technology Major Project (2017-VII-0013-0110).

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    Qun Cai & Xuebing Bai

  2. Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, Zhejiang, China

    Qun Cai, Xuebing Bai & Jibin Pu

  3. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315201, Zhejiang, China

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Cai, Q., Bai, X. & Pu, J. Adaptive VAlCN-Ag composite and VAlCN/VN-Ag multilayer coatings intended for applications at elevated temperature. J Mater Sci 57, 8113–8126 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07153-4

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