Microstructure and tribological study of TiAlCN and TiTaCN coatings

N. Bakhytuly; A. Kenzhegulov; М. Nurtanto; A. Aliev; E. Kuldeev

doi:10.31643/2023/6445.45

Authors

N. Bakhytuly “Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation” JSC; Satbayev University
A. Kenzhegulov “Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation” JSC; Satbayev University
М. Nurtanto University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa
A. Aliev University of Texas at Dallas
E. Kuldeev “Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation” JSC; Satbayev University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31643/2023/6445.45

Keywords:

titanium carbonitride, magnetron sputtering, alloying, coefficient of friction, wear rate, wear resistance.

Abstract

The low coefficients of friction and wear rates of transition metal carbonitride make them excellent candidates for friction and wear applications. Coatings based on titanium carbonitride alloyed with Ta and Al were deposited using reactive magnetron sputtering on the surface of titanium VT1-0 and steel AISI 304. The effect of alloying titanium carbonitrides with Ta and Al and acetylene flow during deposition on the structure, composition, and tribological properties of the coating was studied. TiAlCN and TiTаCN coatings were deposited in various acetylene flows along with stable argon and nitrogen flows. Scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, X-ray phase analysis, and sliding wear test (ball-on-disk method) in two media were used to study the resulting coatings. The average coefficient of friction of the coating under friction without lubrication varied in the range of 0.13-0.85 and under friction with lubrication in the range of 0.0015-0.081. From the point of view of wear rate, it is shown that the most wear-resistant coating under friction conditions with and without lubrication is TiAlCN-2. The resulting coatings can be useful as protection for machine parts or tools that are subject to friction and wear.

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Author Biographies

N. Bakhytuly, “Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation” JSC; Satbayev University

Researcher, JSC "Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation", Satbayev University, st. Shevchenko, 29/133, 050010, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

A. Kenzhegulov, “Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation” JSC; Satbayev University

PhD, Researcher, JSC "Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation", Satbayev University, st. Shevchenko, 29/133, 050010, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

М. Nurtanto, University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa

Ph.D., Researcher, JSC Department of Mechanical Engineering Vocational Education, Faculty of Teacher and Training Education, Sultan Agung Tirtayasa University, Banten, Indonesia.

A. Aliev, University of Texas at Dallas

Researcher Professor, "Alan MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute", University of Texas at Dallas, state Texas, USA.

E. Kuldeev, “Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation” JSC; Satbayev University

Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Vice-Rector for Corporate Development and Strategic Planning, JSC "Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation", Satbayev University, st. Shevchenko, 29/133, 050010, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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