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Corrosion of Multilayered TiAlSiN Films at 800–1000 °C in N2/0.1%H2S Gas

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A multilayered TiAlSiN thin film consisting of alternating nanocrystalline Ti(Si)N and Al(Si)N nanolayers was deposited on steel by arc ion plating. The film composition was 26Ti–16.3Al–1.2Si–56.50N in at%. The film was corroded at 800–1000 °C for 4–100 h in N2/0.1%H2S gas to study its corrosion behavior in hostile (H, S)-containing environments. The corrosion was primarily governed by oxidation, because oxides of Ti and Al were much more stable than the corresponding sulfides. The oxygen source for oxidation was impurity oxygen in N2/0.1%H2S gas. Initially, a superficial Al2O3 scale formed. Soon, the scale developed into the outer TiO2-rich layer and the inner Al2O3-rich layer, beneath which formed an oxygen affected zone. As corrosion progressed, Si tended to accumulate in the lower part of the inner Al2O3-rich layer owing to its thermodynamic nobility. Preferential oxidation of Al to Al2O3, formation of fine, dense Al2O3 and TiO2 grains in the oxide scale, and strong Ti–Si, Al–N and Ti–N bonds in the TiAlSiN film caused the scale to grow quite slowly and suppressed fast inward diffusion of sulfur and hydrogen as well as fast outward diffusion of Ti, Al, and Si. Therefore, the film displayed good corrosion resistance at 800–900 °C for up to 100 h. However, it corroded completely, with partial scale spallation and whisker growth at 1000 °C for 50 h.

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This work was supported by the National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST) Grant by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. CRC-15-07-KIER).

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  1. Center for Materials and Energy Measurements, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea

    Junhee Hahn

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, MUET, SZAB Campus, Khairpur Mir’s, 66020, Pakistan

    Muhammad Ali Abro

  3. School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea

    Xiao Xiao & Dong Bok Lee

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Hahn, J., Abro, M.A., Xiao, X. et al. Corrosion of Multilayered TiAlSiN Films at 800–1000 °C in N2/0.1%H2S Gas. Met. Mater. Int. 27, 3260–3268 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-020-00665-1

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