Published April 15, 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Microstructure and corrosion behaviour of chromium nitride grown by dynamical ion beam mixing

  • 1. Lab. of Fatigue and Fracture for Materials, Inst. of Metal Research, Academia Sinica, Shenyang (China)

Description

A chromium nitride coating on pure polycrystalline nickel was obtained by dynamical ion beam mixing (DIBM). The chemical composition and microstructure of the surface layer were examined by Auger electron spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy, and their effects on corrosion behaviour were studied. It was found that the DIBM CrN specimen surface region consisted of amorphous Cr-N-C, Cr2(CN), Cr, CrN, Cr2N, Ni-Cr amorphous phases and a dislocation cell structure. Three-sweep potentiokinetic measurement of the specimens in de-aerated CH3COOH-CH3COONa (pH 6.7, 25degC) showed that the critical current density and minimum anodic passivating current density are lowered by two orders of magnitude for the DIBM CrN specimens. The reasons for the improvement in corrosion resistance are discussed with respect to morphology and the microstructure of DIBM CrN. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Surface and Coatings Technology
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
1-3
Series
Surf. Coat. Technol.
Journal Page Range
222-226
ISSN
0257-8972
CODEN
SCTEE

Conference

Title
7. international conference on surface modification of metals by ion beams.
Dates
14-19 Jul 1991.
Place
Washington, DC (United States).