Abrasive wear of plasma coatings with different structures on titanium alloys

We study the influence of plasma coatings having different structural and phase compositions on the serviceability of TS-5 titanium alloy under different kinds of abrasive wear. By means of X-ray phase analysis, we have detected significant changes in the composition of plasma coatings in comparison with the initial composition of the powders, interphase interaction between the components of these coatings, and the formation of complex coatings with nonidentified phases. We have corroborated that the intensity of abrasive wear under conditions of nonrigidly fastened abrasive particles is lower. The greatest changes in the test chart take place in the case of abrasive wear of the plasma coating POAN-30. The highest abrasive resistance is characteristic of a plasma coating with complex titanium and chromium carbide.Translated from Fizyko-Khimichna Mekhanika Materialiv, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 63–69, July–August, 2004.