Structure, tribological and electrochemical properties of low friction TiAlSiCN/MoSeC coatings

A. V. Bondarev, Ph V. Kiryukhantsev-Korneev, A. N. Sheveyko, D. V. Shtansky

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Abstract

The present paper is focused on the development of hard tribological coatings with low friction coefficient (CoF) in different environments (humid air, distilled water) and at elevated temperatures. TiAlSiCN/MoSeC coatings were deposited by magnetron sputtering of four-segment targets consisting of quarter circle TiAlSiCN segments, obtained by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis, and one or two cold pressed segments made of MoSe 2 and C powders in a ratio 1:1 wt%. The structure and phase composition of coatings were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The coatings were characterized in terms of their hardness, elastic modulus, and elastic recovery. The tribological properties of coatings were investigated first at room temperature against Al 2 O 3 and WC-Co balls, after which studied in distilled water and during continuous heating in air in the temperature range of 25-400°C against Al 2 O 3 counterpart material. To evaluate their electrochemical characteristics, the coatings were tested in 1 N H 2 SO 4 solution. The obtained results show that the coating hardness depends on the amount of MoSeC additives and decreased from 40 to 28 (one MoSeC segment) and 12 GPa (two MoSeC segments). Doping with MoSeC resulted in a significant reduction of CoF values measured in humid air (RH 60 ± 5%) from 0.8-0.9 to 0.05 and an increase of wear resistance by one or two orders of magnitude depending on counterpart material. This was attributed to the presence of MoSe 2 and free carbon-based phases in the tribological contact. The TiAlSiCN/MoSeC coating with a maximal amount of MoSeC also demonstrated superior tribological characteristics in distilled water (CoF ∼ 0.1) and at moderate temperatures up to 300°C (CoF < 0.1). The electrochemical tests showed that, in general, doping with MoSeC did not negatively affect the coating electrochemical behavior. On the contrary, the MoSeC phase demonstrated small positive effect on the anti-corrosive properties of TiAlSiCN coatings under small polarizations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)253-261
Number of pages9
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume327
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • High-temperature tribology
  • Magnetron sputtering
  • Mechanical and tribological properties
  • Microstructure
  • Tribological coatings

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