Tribological properties of thermal-sprayed Magnéli-type coatings with different stoichiometries (Ti nO 2 n−1 )

• Published in: Surface & coatings technology 2001-05, Vol.140 (2), p.76-81
• Main Authors: Storz, O., Gasthuber, H., Woydt, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Exact sciences and technology; Friction; Magnéli phase; Mechanical and acoustical properties; Physical properties of thin films, nonelectronic; Physics; Plasma spraying; Polyalkyleneglycol; Surfaces and interfaces; thin films and whiskers (structure and nonelectronic properties); Titanium oxide; Wear
• ISSN: 0257-8972; 1879-3347
• DOI: 10.1016/S0257-8972(01)01024-6

This paper summarizes results on the possibility of coating aluminium with titania-based Magnéli-type coatings by thermal spraying, as well as the tribological properties of these coatings. For this purpose, a spray powder with a defined phase composition was applied on AlMg substrates by atmospheric plasma spraying. Crystalline Magnéli phases of the type Ti n O 2 n−1 with a crystallographic shear structure could be identified after spraying in the coating by means of X-ray diffraction. Dry sliding experiments were conducted on a high-temperature pin-on-disc test rig against polycrystalline alumina at 23 and 400°C up to a sliding distance of 2000 m at 1 m/s. The coefficient of friction (COF) remains high, at between 0.7 and 0.8 for all tests. The best wear results are achieved for the Ti 6O 11 coatings, showing wear rates down to 1.2×10 −6 mm 3/N m. The tribological behaviour of the sprayed coatings indicates strong anti-wear properties under dry sliding conditions. Under mixed/boundary-lubricated conditions, the interaction of a low-additive polyalkyleneglycol (PAG100) with Magnéli-type phases results in very low friction and wear coefficients in the range of 10 −10 mm 3/N m.