E. Lunarska et J. Michalski, CORROSION-RESISTANCE OF COMPOSITE TIN-TIC LAYERS DEPOSITED ON TOOL STEELS BY DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES, Journal of Materials Science, 30(16), 1995, pp. 4125-4132
TiC layers were formed by the low-pressure chemical vapour deposition
(LPCVD) technique on tool carbon steel (0.9 wt % C; 0.4 wt % Si; 0.5 w
t % Mn), bare or nitrided by glow discharge with formation of zones co
nsisting of (epsilon + gamma') and (gamma') phases. The composite TiN-
TiC layers were formed by the deposition of TiN on the coated TiC laye
rs, by a pressure-assisted chemical vapour deposition (PACVD) techniqu
e or by TiC sputtering in nitrogen under glow discharge conditions. Th
e electrochemical behaviour of the metal/coating has been established
by potentiodynamic tests done in acid (20% H3PO4) and alkaline (0.1 N
NaOH) solutions. The deposited layers protect the steel by decreasing
the steel area exposed to the aggressive solution and by promoting ste
el passivation. The protective ability of composite TiN/TiC layers is
higher than that of corresponding single layers. Improvement of the pr
otective ability of LPCVD TiC layers is achieved by the deposition con
ditions, providing the formation of fine grains [111] texture. The ele
ctrochemical behaviour of steel coated with complex TiN/TiC layers app
roaches the intrinsic electrochemical behaviour of TiN.