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<div class="csl-entry">Zauner, L., Hahn, R., Hunold, O., Ramm, J., Kolozsvári, S., Polcik, P., & Riedl-Tragenreif, H. (2022). <i>Influence of Si Segregates on the Structural Evolution, Mechanical Properties, and High-Temperature Fracture Toughness of Cr-Si-B2±Z Coatings</i>. Social Science Research Network (SSRN). https://doi.org/10.34726/3222</div>
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/139263
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https://doi.org/10.34726/3222
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The impact of Si-segregates and varying deposition conditions on the structural and mechanical properties of oxidation-resistant Cr-Si-B2±z coatings is studied from ambient, to elevated temperatures. Overstoichiometric, AlB2-structured Cr-Si-B2±z thin films with Si-content up to 15 at.% were synthesized on Ti-6Al-4V by magnetron-sputtering using a substrate bias of -120 V. The enhanced surface diffusion promotes mechanically superior, (001)-oriented coatings with hardness of H~30 GPa up to a Si-content of 3 at.%. Higher Si-concentrations result in significant hardness loss to H~20 GPa, related to a bias-independent solubility-limit in the CrB2-structure and the formation of mechanically-weak Si grain-boundary segregates. The as-deposited hardness of all Cr-Si-B2±z compositions is maintained after annealing to 800°C, despite the initiation of material recovery. A B/Cr-ratio-independent oxidation resistance up to 1400°C is demonstrated, underlining a minimum Si-content of 8 at.% to form a stable SiO2-based scale. In line with the room-temperature hardness, increasing Si-contents are accompanied by decreasing fracture toughness, reducing from KIC~2.9 (Cr0.28B0.72) to ~1.7 MPa√m (Cr0.24Si0.10B0.66). High-temperature cantilever bending up to 800°C revealed a brittle-to-ductile-like transition for Cr0.28B0.72, resulting in increased fracture toughness of KIC~3.3 MPa√m. Si-alloyed coatings show analogous behavior up to 400°C, whereas beyond, Si-segregates enable high-temperature plasticity and thus a significantly increased damage tolerance.
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CDG Christian Doppler Forschungsgesellschaft
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en
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Borides
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PVD
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Segregation
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Oxidation Resistance
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High-temperature micromechanics
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Mechanical properties
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Influence of Si Segregates on the Structural Evolution, Mechanical Properties, and High-Temperature Fracture Toughness of Cr-Si-B2±Z Coatings