Experimental Investigation of Nano-Composite Coated Stainless Steel (316L) Surfaces under Unidirectional Sliding

Abstract:

This work proposes the investigation of nanosized Titanium Aluminum Nitride (TiAlN) on the Stainless Steel (316L) substrate. A chromium interlayer has been applied over the modified surface which will act as an interlayer between the substrate and hard composite coating. The composite coating was prepared by Magnetron Sputtered-Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) on chromium coated lapped and textured surfaces of stainless steel substrate. Scratch test was performed to characterize the adherence of the coatings on the substrate. TiAlN surface coating over the textured surface exhibits higher adherence than the lapped surface coating surface. The tribological performance of the wear resistant coatings on lapped and textured surfaces was experimentally investigated by pin on disc tribometer at dry sliding contact conditions under various normal loads. The testing results were compared and the results showed that TiAlN coating on textured surfaces exhibited lower friction coefficient and wear rate than lapped coating surfaces under same testing conditions. Sliding wear characteristics such as coefficient of friction and specific wear rate were investigated.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 440)
• Pages: 37-41
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.440.37
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: R. Suresh*, P. Shruthi, R. Sunil Kumar, J. Siva, M. Prem Ananth, Rajagopal Ramesh
• Keywords: Chromium Interlayer, Coefficient of Friction, Pin on Disc, PVD Coating, Specific Wear Rate, Textured Surface

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