Editors: | F. Kongoli, F. Marquis, N. Chikhradze, T. Prikhna, M. De Campos, S. Lewis, S. Miller, S. Thomas. |
Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
Publication Year: | 2022 |
Pages: | 290 pages |
ISBN: | 978-1-989820-68-1(CD) |
ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
The, results of variations of structure in oxidizing atmosphere at high temperatures (after heating and thermocycling up to 600 – 1400 oC), and electrical conductivity (after long time heating at 600 oC) of MAX Ti2AlC-, Ti3AlC2- and (Ti,Nb)3AlC2-based bulk materials with different porosity (prepared by synthesis in vacuum and/or by hot pressing) and coatings (vacuum-arc deposited) are presented. The characteristics of highly dense Ti-Al-C composite bulks and vacuum-arc deposited 6 m thick coatings before and after heating at 600 °C in air for 1000 h were compared. High electrical conductivity ((The, results of variations of structure in oxidizing atmosphere at high temperatures (after heating and thermocycling up to 600 – 1400 oC), and electrical conductivity (after long time heating at 600 oC) of MAX Ti2AlC-, Ti3AlC2- and (Ti,Nb)3AlC2-based bulk materials with different porosity (prepared by synthesis in vacuum and/or by hot pressing) and coatings (vacuum-arc deposited) are presented. The characteristics of highly dense Ti-Al-C composite bulks and vacuum-arc deposited 6 181;m thick coatings before and after heating at 600 °C in air for 1000 h were compared. High electrical conductivity (delta m/S =1.3•106 S/m) of the highly resistant toward oxidation (delta m/S=0.07 mg/cm2) Ti-Al-C coating was preserved after long-term heating in air. It was found that the specimen surface layers of MAX-phases Ti3AlC2 and Ti2AlC based bulks and chromium-containing Crofer 22APU steel became semiconductors because of high-temperature long-term oxidation (at 600 °C). The vacuum-arc deposited Ti-Al-C coating revealed high oxidation resistance and electrical conductivity along with good mechanical characteristics, namely nanohardness H (10 mN)= 9.5±1.5 GPa, and Young’s modulus E=190±10 GPa, which make it very promising for interconnects of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs).
Acknowledgements
The investigations were performed in the frames of the project NATO SPS G5773 “Advanced Material Engineering to Address Emerging Security Challenges” for 2020-2023, the project 03-03-20 of Ukrainian-Belorussian cooperation for 2020-2021, and the projects III-3-20 (0779), III-5-19 (0778), and II-5-19 (ІНМ-29/20) supported by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.