Abstract

The nickel–iron–chromium (alloy 20) is enriching by hybrid surface treatment through plasma nitride (PN) and physical vapor deposition (PVD) process. The plasma nitriding process takes 12 h at 500 °C. Potentiodynamic testing is used to characterize the corrosion performance of the treated material, followed by morphological analysis of the exposed surface; XRD, EDX, SEM, hardness, and tensile testing are used to investigate appropriate coating properties. Plasma nitride and hybrid PVD nickel–iron–chromium alloys exhibit perlite (γ + α′) phases and martensite (γ + α) phases, respectively. The martensite microstructure ensures superior tensile strength and hardness. The pin-on-disc tribometer test proposes to analyze friction and hard-faced behavior in the dry sliding position. The inclusion of Si improves the adherent oxide film, resulting in a low wear rate in TiAlSiN alloy 20. Due to the presence of the passive film, TiAlSiN alloy 20 exposes the most passive region to attain better corrosion resistance.Graphical Abstract

Highlights

  • Nickel (Ni) - Iron (Fe) –Chromium (Cr) alloy (Alloy 20) is highly desirable for use in aggressive chemical environments with excellent mechanical properties due to its composite properties

  • The diffractogram for the plasma nitriding alloy 20 are significantly changed from the basic specimens

  • Oxidative peaks are dissolved during TiAlN POPVD evaporation processes in the PREPN process

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C Rajaravi Park College of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore

S Karthik Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology.

Introduction
Test Material
Pre Plasma Nitriding and Post PVD Treatments
XRD Analysis
Microstructure characterization of PREPN alloy 20
Microstructure characterization of PREPN / POPVD alloy 20
Corrosion Analysis of hardening alloy 20
Wear Analysis of hardening alloy 20
Mechanical Properties’ analysis of PREPN and PREPN / POPVD alloy 20
Conclusion
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