Surface Modification of 304L Stainless Steel and Interface Engineering by HiPIMS Pre-Treatment
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Abstract
A clean and defect-free substrate/coating interface is required to guarantee good adhesion of coatings under service conditions. For this purpose, an etching pre-treatment using High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS) was performed to modify the surface of 304L stainless steel. The effect of three etching procedures on the substrate properties, such as corrosion resistance and adhesion, was investigated with unprecedented spatial resolution and spectroscopic details. Glancing angle X-ray diffraction showed modification in phase content but no neoformation after steel etching. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the presence of etchant species (6–7 at.%) on the extreme surface of the substrate. Transmission Electron Microscopy and Atomic Probe Tomography showed that the interface was less than a few nanometers wide. Polarization curves in a nitric acid solution at boiling temperature showed, for the first time, that the Ti+ and Zr+ etchings decreased the corrosion current density compared to the untreated original surface. Scratch-test measurements indicated better substrate/coating adhesion using HiPIMS metal ion etching. Electrochemical characterization revealed that Zr etching and thin coating improve the anti-corrosion properties of stainless steel in strong nitric acid conditions.
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OpenAlex topics: Metal and Thin Film Mechanics · Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition · Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
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Affiliations
Service d’Études Analytiques et de Réactivité des Surfaces, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
Service de la Corrosion et du Comportement des Matériaux dans leur Environnement, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Cross-Cutting Program on Materials and Processes Skills, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Groupe de Physique des Matériaux, UMR 6634 CNRS, Université de Rouen Normandie et INSA de Rouen Normandie, Avenue de l’Université, 76801 Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France
Service d’Etudes des Matériaux Irradiés, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Energy Research Institute@NTU, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
Funding
CEA Cross-Cutting Program on Materials and Processes Skills · NTU Tier1 project · CNRS-CEA “METSA” French network
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