An investigating of how mechanical properties impact the erosion resistance of CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN PVD coatings

One main challenge in many industrial applications is the damage caused by erosion and surface engineering is the leading solution for increasing the material's resistance to erosion. In the present study, CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN coatings were applied on 410 martensitic steel through cathodic a...

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Main Authors: Nafiseh Fereshteh-Saniee, Hassan Elmkhah, Meisam Nouri, Mostafa Meghdari
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Hassan Elmkhah
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Mostafa Meghdari
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description One main challenge in many industrial applications is the damage caused by erosion and surface engineering is the leading solution for increasing the material's resistance to erosion. In the present study, CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN coatings were applied on 410 martensitic steel through cathodic arc evaporation (CAE) technique with the goal of increasing erosion resistance. XRD was used to identify the phases. Also, the coatings' surface morphology and cross-sectional area were studied by FESEM. The mechanical properties of the coatings were evaluated by nanoindentation testing. To investigate the erosion behavior of the coatings, the erosion test was carried out by the impingment of SiO2 particles at two angles of 30° and 90°. The hardness of the substrate, CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN coatings were calculated as 4, 17, 20, and 23 GPa, respectively. The results indicate a 70% reduction in mass loss at the incident angle of 30° and a 19.5% reduction at 90° for the CrTiN coating compared to the substrate. H/E and H3/E2, were used to investigate the relationship between mechanical properties and erosion behavior. Based on this, the substrate with the lowest H3/E2 (1 MPa) has the highest erosion rate of 0.32, and the CrTiN coating with the highest H3/E2 (117 MPa) has the lowest erosion rate of 0.04 at a 30° angle among the studied samples. Finally, based on the results, applying nitride coatings improves mechanical properties and increases the erosion resistance of the substrate.
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spelling doaj-art-c263e953f20242ce8ec4bd09e0490fb02025-08-20T02:06:19ZengElsevierResults in Surfaces and Interfaces2666-84592025-01-011810042210.1016/j.rsurfi.2025.100422An investigating of how mechanical properties impact the erosion resistance of CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN PVD coatingsNafiseh Fereshteh-Saniee0Hassan Elmkhah1Meisam Nouri2Mostafa Meghdari3Department of Material Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, 65178-38695, IranDepartment of Material Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, 65178-38695, Iran; Corresponding author.Department of Material Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, 65178-38695, IranIranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, Sakht-ara Company, Tehran, IranOne main challenge in many industrial applications is the damage caused by erosion and surface engineering is the leading solution for increasing the material's resistance to erosion. In the present study, CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN coatings were applied on 410 martensitic steel through cathodic arc evaporation (CAE) technique with the goal of increasing erosion resistance. XRD was used to identify the phases. Also, the coatings' surface morphology and cross-sectional area were studied by FESEM. The mechanical properties of the coatings were evaluated by nanoindentation testing. To investigate the erosion behavior of the coatings, the erosion test was carried out by the impingment of SiO2 particles at two angles of 30° and 90°. The hardness of the substrate, CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN coatings were calculated as 4, 17, 20, and 23 GPa, respectively. The results indicate a 70% reduction in mass loss at the incident angle of 30° and a 19.5% reduction at 90° for the CrTiN coating compared to the substrate. H/E and H3/E2, were used to investigate the relationship between mechanical properties and erosion behavior. Based on this, the substrate with the lowest H3/E2 (1 MPa) has the highest erosion rate of 0.32, and the CrTiN coating with the highest H3/E2 (117 MPa) has the lowest erosion rate of 0.04 at a 30° angle among the studied samples. Finally, based on the results, applying nitride coatings improves mechanical properties and increases the erosion resistance of the substrate.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666845925000091PVDNitride coatingErosion resistanceTribologyMechanical properties
spellingShingle Nafiseh Fereshteh-Saniee
Hassan Elmkhah
Meisam Nouri
Mostafa Meghdari
An investigating of how mechanical properties impact the erosion resistance of CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN PVD coatings
Results in Surfaces and Interfaces
PVD
Nitride coating
Erosion resistance
Tribology
Mechanical properties
title An investigating of how mechanical properties impact the erosion resistance of CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN PVD coatings
title_full An investigating of how mechanical properties impact the erosion resistance of CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN PVD coatings
title_fullStr An investigating of how mechanical properties impact the erosion resistance of CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN PVD coatings
title_full_unstemmed An investigating of how mechanical properties impact the erosion resistance of CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN PVD coatings
title_short An investigating of how mechanical properties impact the erosion resistance of CrN, CrTiN, and CrTiSiN PVD coatings
title_sort investigating of how mechanical properties impact the erosion resistance of crn crtin and crtisin pvd coatings
topic PVD
Nitride coating
Erosion resistance
Tribology
Mechanical properties
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666845925000091
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