During actual vehicle applications, the condition of start-up/shut-down generates high
cathodic potential, causing the anodic dissolution and having a great impact on the lifetime …

Cold plasma nitriding treatment was performed to improve the corrosion resistance of C38
carbon steel. Nitriding process was conducted using a radiofrequency nitrogen plasma …

Multilayered design showed itself to advantage for improvement of functional nitride
coatings, which are widely required in various industry applications. This article reports on …

Application of corrosion inhibitors is considered as one of the most economical and effective
solutions for the protection of reinforced concrete structures under severe environment. The …

A series of nanolaminate (Al 50 Ti 50) N/ZrN coatings with different modulation period (λ)
and bias voltage were synthesized by vacuum arc deposition (VA-PVD). The composition …

In order to obtain a nitriding layer with thicker ductile diffusion layer and thinner brittle
compound layer, plasma nitriding with titanium addition was carried out at 540° C for 4 h for …

The continuous and dense Ti–N compound layers with a thickness ranging from 0.7 to 2.1
μm were formed on the titanium by plasma nitriding at 700° C for different times with hollow …

This article reports on the thorough characterization of structural-phase transformation in
amorphous TiAlBSiN coating after high temperature annealing at 900° C in ambient air. The …

Plasma nitriding using high H2 content gas mixtures in CA-6NM martensitic stainless steel
was studied in the present work. Nitriding was performed in H2+ N2 gas mixtures for 5, 10 …

High temperature composite target AlN–TiB 2–TiSi 2 with heterogeneous distribution of
compounds (AlN—50 wt.%; TiB 2—35 wt.%; TiSi 2—15 wt.%) is used for sputtering via …