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Development of Nanostructured Cu-Cr Coatings

 

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image of cross-section views of IBAD Cu-Cr multilayered coatings

Cross-section views of IBAD Cu-Cr multilayered coatings

 

image of microbalance system for studying high-temperature oxidation and corrosion image of microbalance system for studying high-temperature oxidation and corrosion

Microbalance system for studying high-temperature oxidation and corrosion

 


 

image of oxidation kinetics of uncoated and IBAD Cu-Cr coated GrCop-84 in air at 650°C

Mass gain versus time plot

Mass gain versus square root of time plot

Oxidation kinetics of uncoated and IBAD Cu-Cr coated GrCop-84 in air at 650°C

 

image of atomic force micrograph of the surface of IBAD multilayered Cu-15 weight percent Cr coating

Atomic force micrograph of the surface of IBAD multilayered Cu-15 weight percent Cr coating


 

image of cross-sectional TEM micrograph of the multilayered Cu-15 weight percent Cr coating

Cross-sectional TEM micrograph of the multilayered Cu-15 weight percent Cr coating


 

image of cross section of IBAD multilayered Cu-15 weight percent Cr coated NARloy-Z after oxidation exposure

Cross section of IBAD multilayered Cu-15 weight percent Cr coated NARloy-Z after oxidation exposure for 10 minutes in air at 650°C using scanning electron microscopy, (a) 10,000X and (b) 20,000X.


 

image of cross-sectional TEM micrograph of IBAD multilayered Cu-15 weight percent Cr coating after air exposure for 10 minutes at 650°C

Cross-sectional TEM micrograph of IBAD multilayered Cu-15 weight percent Cr coating after air exposure for 10 minutes at 650°C


 

image of cross-sectional TEM of multilayered Cu-Cr coating

Cross-sectional TEM of multilayered Cu-Cr coating

 

image of cross-sectional TEM micrographs of Cu-Cr multilayers

Cross-sectional TEM micrographs of Cu-Cr multilayers

 

For more information about the development of nanostructured Cu-Cr coatings, or how you can contract with Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), please contact Ken Chiang, Ph.D., at kchiang@swri.org or  (210) 522-2308.

 

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Contact Information

Ken Chiang, Ph.D.

Development of Nanostructured Cu-Cr Coatings

(210) 522-2308

kchiang@swri.org

preventivecoatings.swri.org 

Related Terminology

high-temperature
materials

oxidation resistance

protective coating

hot corrosion

ion beam assisted
deposition

magnetron sputtering

nanostructured
coatings

hypersonic vehicle

 

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April 06, 2010