Corrosion behaviour of magnetron sputtered α- andβ-Ta coatings on AISI 4340 steel as a function of coating thickness
By Maeng, S.; Axe, L.; Tyson, T.A.; Gladczuk, L. & Sosnowski, M.
Published in Corrosion Science
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2006
Abstract
The corrosion behaviour of magnetron sputtered α- and β-Ta coated AISI 4340 steels was studied with potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The coating porosity was observed to decrease with increasing coating thickness. For coatings less than 10 μm thick (α- or β-Ta), porosity was significant and open pores resulted in severe localized corrosion of the steel substrate, coating delamination, and overall coating failure. Additionally, the β-Ta coatings were more susceptible than the α-phase to delamination. As for the 50 and 100 μm thick α-Ta coatings, the electrochemical impedance behaviour was comparable to that of Ta foil, demonstrating the coating viability and corrosion resistance.
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