High Temperature Oxidation Behaviour of Nickel Based Nanostructured Composite Coatings

Abstract:

The electrodeposition of nanostructured composite coatings involves the co-deposition of nanosized oxide particles such as TiO₂, Al₂O₃ and Y₂O₃ into a corrosion resistant metal matrix such as nickel to improve the high temperature oxidation and erosion resistance of nickel coatings. The technique has several advantages over other methods for producing nanostructured composite coatings such as thermal metal spraying. Some of the main advantages are lower cost for equipment setup and lower material cost and the ease with which the process can be controlled. Although electrodeposited nanostructured coatings are being developed for various aerospace and marine applications, they have not yet been considered for protecting surfaces of components and piping that is used in technologies for the oil sands industry such as the In-Situ Combustion (ISC) process. The challenge with in-situ combustion oil production is that the combination of high temperature combustion gases and the presence of moving sand particles create an extremely severe environment in which high oxidation and erosion rates are expected. As a result there is a need to develop function specific coatings that can withstand both high temperatures and erosive environments in the oil sands industry. This paper presents results of high temperature oxidation behaviour of nickel coatings containing two types of nanosized oxide dispersions (TiO₂ and Al₂O₃). High temperature oxidation tests were conducted in dry air for 500°C and 700°C. The oxidized specimens were examined by metallographic surface analysis and surface composition techniques such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (WDS). The effects of nanosized oxide particles on high temperature oxidation behavior of nickel coatings have been studied. The results show an improvement in the high temperature oxidation resistance of nickel coatings dispersed with Al₂O₃ and TiO₂.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 510-511)
• Pages: 32-42
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.510-511.32
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: M.A. Farrokhzad, T.I. Khan
• Keywords: Composite Coating, Electro-Deposition, In Situ Combustion, Nano-Sized Al₂O₃, Nano-Sized TiO₂, Nanostructure, Oxidation

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