Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5599/jese.1247
Surface protection of SS-316L with boron nitride based thin films using radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique
Mukhtiar Singh
orcid.org/0000-0002-2915-034X
; School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University Jalandhar - Delhi, Grand Trunk Rd, Phagwara, Punjab 144001, India
Hitesh Vasudev
orcid.org/0000-0002-1668-8765
; School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University Jalandhar - Delhi, Grand Trunk Rd, Phagwara, Punjab 144001, India
Mandeep Singh
orcid.org/0000-0002-2915-034X
; School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University Jalandhar - Delhi, Grand Trunk Rd, Phagwara, Punjab 144001, India
Abstract
In the present work, the radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering process was used to develop boron nitride thin films on 316L stainless steel. The target material used in the experiment was a hexagonal boron nitride (c-BN) target. The deposition was performed in three different Ar and N2 system mixing regimes. The composition and morphology of the coating developed at various N2 and Ar plasma ratios were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The electrochemical corrosion test was used to investigate the boron nitride coating's corrosion behaviour. The goal was to study the changes in the ratio of N2 and Ar during the process and to understand the structure of cubic boron nitride (c-BN) coatings. Increased microstructure uniformity and further c-BN step creation with different quantities (Q) QAr/QN2 = 2 imply a fundamental strategy for creating improved cubic boron nitride films.
Keywords
Wear resistance; substrate; morphology; microstructure; corrosion resistance
Hrčak ID:
284433
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Publication date:
14.10.2022.
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