Preparation of Zr/[Al(Si)N/CrN] Coatings of Stratified Structure and Their Corrosion-wear Performance in Artificial Seawater

doi:10.11902/1005.4537.2021.184

Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection

2022, Vol. 42

Issue (3): 345-357 DOI: 10.11902/1005.4537.2021.184

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Preparation of Zr/[Al(Si)N/CrN] Coatings of Stratified Structure and Their Corrosion-wear Performance in Artificial Seawater

WANG Yongxin¹(

), WANG Yixuan¹, CHEN Chunlin², LI Xiang², HE Nankai¹, LI Jinlong¹

^1.Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protection Technology, Key Laboratory of Marine New Materials and Related Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
^2.Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China

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Composite coatings of Zr/CrAlSiN composed of multi-elements and multi-layers were fabricated by multi-arc ion plating technique. The coatings Zr/[Al(Si)N/CrN] with stratified structure were obtained by the combination of alternatively depositing selected targe materials on substrates and intermittently moving substrates close to specific targets. Then their mechanical property, friction, and wear performance in the absence of corrosion, corrosion performance in the absence of friction and wear, and corrosion-wear performance in artificial seawater, were systematically investigated. The results showed that the prepared coatings with the desired stratified structure could inhibit the growth defects and even repair the formed defects of the coatings obviously. With the increase of thickness ratio of the CrAlSiN layer, the best comprehensive mechanical property of the Zr/[Al(Si)N/CrN] coating would achieve, when the modulation ratio is 1:6. Since the CrAlSiN layer is also of a multilayered Al(Si)N/CrN structure, thus increasing the thickness ratio of the CrAlSiN layer may result in the increment of lateral interface of the composite coating, thereby improving the barrier effect of the coating in the corrosive environment. Accordingly, the increase in the thickness ratio of the CrAlSiN layer could improve either the corrosion resistance in the absence of friction and wear or the corrosion resistance of the coating, while friction was activated, and further reduced the mutual promotion of corrosion and wear. When the modulation ratio was 1:6 and 1:8, the Zr/[Al (Si) N/CrN] coating exhibited better anti-corrosion and wear properties in the artificial seawater.

Key words: Zr/[Al (Si) N/CrN] coating stratified structure seawater environment corrosion-wear performance

Received: 02 August 2021

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Fund: Key R&D Programs in Zhejiang Province(2020C03102);Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA13040602);Major Project of Ningbo Science and Technology Innovation 2025(2018B10028);Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(2018336)

Corresponding Authors: WANG Yongxin E-mail: yxwang@nimte.ac.cn

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WANG Yongxin, WANG Yixuan, CHEN Chunlin, LI Xiang, HE Nankai, LI Jinlong. Preparation of Zr/[Al(Si)N/CrN] Coatings of Stratified Structure and Their Corrosion-wear Performance in Artificial Seawater. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2022, 42(3): 345-357.

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Table 1 Deposition time and lamination numbers of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coating with different modulation ratios

Fig.1 Cross-sectional and surface morphologies of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with 1:1 (a), 1:2 (b), 1:4 (c), 1:6 (d) and 1:8 (e) modulation ratios

Fig.2 Restoration of growth defects in laminated coating: (a) low magnification, (b) high magnification

Fig.3 XRD patterns of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios

Fig.4 HRTEM images of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coating with the modulation ratio of 1:1: (a) low magnification view; (b) HAADF image; (c) high magnification view

Fig.5 Hardnesses (a) and elastic moduli (b) of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios

Table 2 Hardnesses, elastic moduli and hard-to-elastic ratios of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios

Fig.6 Acoustic emission signals detected during scratch test of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios

Fig.7 Scratch morphologies of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with 1:1 (a), 1:2 (b), 1:4 (c), 1:6 (d) and 1:8 (e) modulation ratios

Fig.8 Friction curves of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios

Fig.9 Friction coefficients, wear rates and wear morphologies of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios

Fig.10 Polarization curves of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios

Table 3 Electrochemical data of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios

Fig.11 Nyquist (a) and Bode (b) diagrams of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios and equivalent circuit diagram (c)

Ratio	R_S / Ω·cm²	Q_c-Y₀ / μF·cm^-2	n_c	R_c / Ω·cm²	Q_dl-Y₀ / μF·cm^-2	n_dl	R_ct / Ω·cm²	χ²×10^-5
1:1	21.02	37.03	0.80	8.49 $×$ 10^-1	32.41	0.93	2.43 $×$ 10⁵	0.9852
1:2	21.97	10.04	0.93	2.67 $×$ 10³	5.07	0.61	6.81 $×$ 10⁵	1.971
1:4	23.06	27.88	0.92	9.13 $×$ 10²	2.48	0.92	3.63 $×$ 10⁶	1.972
1:6	23.00	30.55	0.90	2.22 $×$ 10³	1.54	1.00	1.45 $×$ 10⁶	2.18
1:8	22.86	26.40	0.92	1.10 $×$ 10³	28.65	0.93	4.00 $×$ 10⁶	1.399

Table 4 Fitting electrochemical parameters of EIS of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings

Table 5 Fitting parameters of polarization curves of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios under friction condition

Fig.12 Polarization curves of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios under friction condition

Fig.13 Open circuit potentials (a) and friction coefficients (b) of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios in artificial seawater

Fig.14 Friction coefficients, wear rates and wear morphologies of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with different modulation ratios in artificial seawater

Fig.15 Wear tracks of laminated Zr/CrAlSiN coatings with 1:1 (a), 1:2 (b), 1:4 (c), 1:6 (d) and 1:8 (e) modulation ratios

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