PVD Ce-coating to mitigate intergranular oxidation of additively manufactured Ni-base alloy IN625
摘要
Additively manufactured Ni-base alloy IN625 suffered from intergranular oxidation (IGO) during air exposure at 900 °C. IGO is triggered by oxide buckling over the alloy’s grain boundaries (GBs), followed by oxidation of the open intergranular voids. Application of a 10 nm thick PVD coating of Ce induced a slower inward growth of the Cr2O3 scale, better oxide adherence and as a result strongly suppressed IGO. The main beneficial effect provided by Ce is improved oxide adherence preventing oxide buckling and oxidation of intergranular voids.