Abstract

The present study focused on demonstrating the versatility of the slurry deposition technique to produce aluminide coatings to protect components from high-temperature corrosion in a broad temperature range, from 400 to 1400 °C. This is a simpler and low-cost coating technology used as an alternative to CVD and pack cementation, which also allows the coating of complex geometries and offers improved and simple repairability for a lot of industrial applications, along with avoiding the use of non-hazardous components. Slurry aluminide coatings from a proprietary water-based-Cr6+ free slurry were produced onto four different substrates: A516 carbon steel, 310H AC austenitic steel, Ti6246 Ti-based alloy and TZM, a Mo-based alloy. The resulting coatings were thoroughly characterised by FESEM and XRD, mainly so that the identification of microstructures and appropriate phases was reported for each coating. The importance of surface preparation and heat treatment as key parameters for the coating final microstructures was also evidenced, and how those parameters can be optimised to obtain stable intermetallic phases rich in Al to sustain the formation of a protective Al2O3 oxide scale. These coating systems have applications in diverse industrial environments in which high-temperature corrosion limits the lifetime of the components.

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