To improve the oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance of Zr-4 alloy, titanium nitride(TiN) coatings were prepared on the Zr-4 alloy with a TiN ceramic target with different ratios of N_2. Microstructure and hig...To improve the oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance of Zr-4 alloy, titanium nitride(TiN) coatings were prepared on the Zr-4 alloy with a TiN ceramic target with different ratios of N_2. Microstructure and high-temperature properties of the TiN coated samples were studied by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS), X-ray diffraction meter(XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), heat treatment furnace and autoclaves, respectively. The x value of the TiN coatings(TiN_x) ranges from 0.96 to 1.33. After the introduction of N_2, TiN coating exhibits a weak(200) plane and a preferred(111) orientation. The coating prepared with an N_2 flow ratio of 15% shows an optimal oxidation resistance in the atmospheric environment at 800 °C. In either 1 200 °C steam environment for one hour, or deionized water at 360 °C and a pressure of 18.6 Mpa for 16 d, the opitimized TiN coated samples have no delamination or spallation; and the gains in the masses of samples are much smaller than Zr-4 alloy. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the optimized TiN coating as the protective coating on the Zr-4 alloy under extreme conditons.展开更多
基金Key Project of uclear Safety and Advanced Nuclear Technology,China(No.2019YFB1901002)Project supported by the State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy,Central South University,China。
基金Project(51275416)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(KP201513)supported by the Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing in NWPU,China
基金Funded by the National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2015ZX06004001-002)the Postgraduate Research and Innovation Project of the University of South China(2017XCX11)
文摘To improve the oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance of Zr-4 alloy, titanium nitride(TiN) coatings were prepared on the Zr-4 alloy with a TiN ceramic target with different ratios of N_2. Microstructure and high-temperature properties of the TiN coated samples were studied by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS), X-ray diffraction meter(XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), heat treatment furnace and autoclaves, respectively. The x value of the TiN coatings(TiN_x) ranges from 0.96 to 1.33. After the introduction of N_2, TiN coating exhibits a weak(200) plane and a preferred(111) orientation. The coating prepared with an N_2 flow ratio of 15% shows an optimal oxidation resistance in the atmospheric environment at 800 °C. In either 1 200 °C steam environment for one hour, or deionized water at 360 °C and a pressure of 18.6 Mpa for 16 d, the opitimized TiN coated samples have no delamination or spallation; and the gains in the masses of samples are much smaller than Zr-4 alloy. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the optimized TiN coating as the protective coating on the Zr-4 alloy under extreme conditons.
