Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Formation of intermetallic coatings by electrospark deposition of titanium and aluminum on a steel substrate

  • Published:
Surface Engineering and Applied Electrochemistry Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This paper deals with the formation of titanium aluminide coatings by electrospark deposition and the investigation of their properties. The coatings were prepared by the sequential deposition of titanium and aluminum onto steel 35 in various atmospheres (argon, air). It has been established that the TiAl3 and Al3Ti0.75Fe0.25 intermetallics are formed as a result of the alloying of the surface layer on the steel substrate. The preferred deposition arrangement is “titanium-aluminum.” Titanium nitride and aluminum oxide have been detected in coatings deposited in air. The protective coatings allowed us to increase the wear resistance of the steel substrate 3–4 times, and the heat resistance, 11–16 times.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Leyens, C., Peters, M., and Kaysser, W.A., Intermetallic Ti-Al coatings for protection of titanium alloys: oxidation and mechanical behavior, Surf. Coat. Tech., 1997, vols. 94–95, pp. 34–40.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Wu, X., Review of alloy and process development of TiAl alloys, Intermetallics, 2006, vol. 14, pp. 1114–1122.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. PalDey, S., Deevi, S.C., and Alford, T.L., Cathodic arc deposited thin film coatings based on TiAl intermetallics, Intermetallics, 2004, vol. 12, nos. 7–9, pp. 985–999.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Budilov, V., Kireev, R., and Kamalov, Z., Intermetallic products formed by joint cold cathode vacuum arc sputtering of titanium and aluminium, Mater. Sci. Eng. A., 2004, vols. 375–377, pp. 656–660.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Setsuhara, Y., Ohsako, H., Makino, Y., and Miyake, S., Synthesis of Ti-Al alloys by ion-beam-enhanced deposition, Surf. Coat. Tech., 1994, vol. 66, pp. 495–498.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Kurzina, I.A., Kozlov, E.V., Sharkeev, Yu. P., et al., Influence of ion implantation on nanoscale intermetallic-phase formation in Ti-Al, Ni-Al and Ni-Ti systems, Surf. Coat. Tech., 2007, vol. 201, pp. 8463–8468.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Adachi, S. and Nakata, K., Improvement of adhesive strength of Ti-Al plasma sprayed coating, Surf. Coat. Tech., 2007, vol. 201, pp. 5617–5620.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Rotshtein, V.P., Ivanov, Yu.F., Kolubaeva, Yu.A., et al., Synthesis of surface alloys based on Ti3Al and TiAl by the pulsed electron-beam melting of the Al(film)/Ti(substrate) system, Pis’ma Zh. Tech. Fiz., 2011, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 72–80.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Hirose, A., Ueda, T., and Kobayashi, K.F., Wear and oxidation properties of titanium aluminides formed on titanium surface by laser alloying, Mater. Sci. Eng. A., 1993, vol. 160, no. 1, pp. 143–153.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Guo, B., Zhou, J., Zhang, S., et al., Phase composition and tribological properties of Ti-Al coatings produced on pure Ti by laser cladding, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2007, vol. 253, pp. 9301–9310.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Lazarenko, N.I. and Lazarenko, B.R., Electrospark alloying of metal surfaces, Electron. Obrab. Mater., 1977, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 12–16.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Verkhoturov, A.D., Formirovanie poverkhnostnogo sloya metallov pri elektroiskrovom legirovanii (Formation of the Surface Layer of Metals at Electrospark Alloying), Vladivostok: Dal’nauka, 1995.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Jamnapara, N.I., Frangini, S., Avtani, D.U., et al., Microstructural studies of electrospark deposited aluminide coatings on 9Cr steels, Surf. Eng., 2012, vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 700–704.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Frangini, S. and Masci, A., Intermetallic FeAl based coatings deposited by the electrospark technique: Corrosion behavior in molten (Li+K) carbonate, Surf. Coat. Tech., 2004, vol. 184, pp. 31–39.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Heard D.W. and Brochu, M., Development of a nanostructure microstructure in the Al-Ni system using the electrospark deposition process, J. Mater. Proc. Tech., 2010, vol. 210, pp. 892–898.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Pyachin, S.A., Burkov, A.A., and Komarova, V.S., Formation and study of electrospark coatings based on titanium aluminides, J. Surf. Invest. X-ray Synch. Neutr. Tech., 2013, no. 3, pp. 515–523.

    Google Scholar 

  17. Ghosh, G., Aluminium-iron-titanium, in Landolt-Bornstein. Ternary Alloy Systems. Phase Diagrams, Crystallographic and Thermodynamic Data, Group IV: Physical Chemistry, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York: Springer, 2008, vol. 11D,part 1, pp. 223–257.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Materials Science, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Tikhookeanskaya 153, Khabarovsk, 680042, Russia

    S. A. Pyachin & A. A. Burkov

Authors
  1. S. A. Pyachin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. A. A. Burkov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to S. A. Pyachin.

Additional information

Original Russian Text © S.A. Pyachin, A.A. Burkov, 2015, published in Elektronnaya Obrabotka Materialov, 2015, No. 2, pp. 16–23.

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Pyachin, S.A., Burkov, A.A. Formation of intermetallic coatings by electrospark deposition of titanium and aluminum on a steel substrate. Surf. Engin. Appl.Electrochem. 51, 118–124 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068375515020131

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068375515020131

Keywords

Search

Navigation