The effect of substrate surface integrity on the surface properties of TiCrN coating applied via the CAE-PVD method |
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Authors: | Hassan Elmkhah Mohammad-Rashed Mohammadi Maryam Molaei Ashkan Zolriasatein Mostafa Meghdari Arash Fattah-alhosseini |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Materials Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran;2. Non-metallic Materials Research Group, Niroo Research Institute (NRI), Tehran, Iran;3. Research and Development Department, Sakht-Ara Company, Tehran, Iran |
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Abstract: | This study aims to investigate how the predeposition machining processes such as magnetic grinding, turning machining, and wire electrical discharge machining can influence the surface properties including electrochemical and tribological behavior of TiCrN nanostructured coating applied on Mo40 steel substrate. A physical vapor deposition technique using cathodic arc evaporation was used to apply the coating. The crystallographic phases and the microstructure of the coating were studied by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope, respectively. Rockwell-C, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization, and pin-on-disk wear tests were employed to evaluate the adhesion strength, corrosion behavior, and tribological property of specimens, respectively. The electrochemical results after 24 h of exposure to 3.5 wt% NaCl solution showed that TiCrN coating pretreated with a turning process with polarization resistance of about 3525.32 Ω.cm2 had the best corrosion resistance among all specimens. This was because of the improvement of the smoothness, surface quality, and adhesion after the turning process. On the other, the friction coefficient of the grounded sample is less than that of other ones. This is probably due to its higher adhesion strength and higher surface smoothness. |
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Keywords: | CAE-PVD electrochemical and tribological behavior machining processes TiCrN coating |
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