Analysis of Molten Salt and Sputter-Deposited Coatings on Steel Cylinders

Abstract

Prototype tantalum coatings, electrochemically deposited from a molten salt onto 20-mm interior bore steel liners, exhibited superior wear and erosion behavior compared to chromium coatings. The liners were subjected to cyclic exposures of high temperature, pressure, and an aggressive chemical environment. X-ray analysis of the coatings revealed a low-hardness, randomly-oriented, body-centered-cubic, alpha-phase tantalum. Formation of tantalum oxides (predominantly Ta2O5), swaging due to the low-hardness of the coatings, a 2-micrometers layer consisting of tantalum and carbon at the tantalum/steel interface, and surface compressive residual stresses were observed. Cylindrical magnetron sputtering systems were constructed to coat 45-mm interior bore steel cylinders to protect them from wear and erosion. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, photomicrography, and hardness analysis of several sputter-deposited tantalum specimens revealed coatings consisting of soft body-centered-cubic alpha-phase and hard tetragonal beta-phase tantalum.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA369823

Entities

People

  • C. Rickard
  • D. Windover
  • M. Cipollo
  • S. L. Lee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coatings
  • Diffraction
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Geometry
  • Hardness
  • High Temperature
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Microscopy
  • Physical Properties
  • Refractory Metals
  • Residual Stress
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Stresses
  • Tantalum
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
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