Abstract
Titanium nitride (TiN and TiN/Ti) and titanium zirconium nitride (TiZrN)thin films were deposited on AISI 304 and 316L stainless steels, using DC Magne-tron Sputtering, to evaluate the superficial, mechanical and corrosion resistanceproperties. X Ray Diffraction (XRD) structural analysis performed showed thatin all studied systems had f.c.c crystalline structure, with (111) bragg planepreferential orientation. The TiZrN coating shows compressive stress by theinclusion of Zr atoms in the structure of TiN and peak widening is observeddue to the presence on the film of TiN. Superficial characteristics obtained byprofilometry (roughness (Ra) and thickness) shows Ra values below 100 nm,typical of thin films obtained by this technique. The thickness obtained rangesfrom 364,50 to 580,25 nm.
Using nanoindentation, hardness values TiN, TiN/Ti and TiZrN of 16,173,18,524 and 17,307 Gpa were obtained for thin films respectively. Corrosion resistance evaluation (Tafel Polarization), shows a decreasein corrosion speed of steel when the surface is protectedby a coating, fact which was determined by the reductionof the corrosion rate.
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