The Paton Welding Journal, 2025, №06

2025 №06 (03)

DOI of Article 10.37434/tpwj2025.06.04

2025 №06 (05)

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The Paton Welding Journal, 2025, #6, 25-30 pages

Detonation spraying of coatings containing Cr₂AlC MAX phase

N.V. Vigilianska¹, T.V. Tsymbalista¹, K.V. Iantsevitch¹, A.I. Kildiy¹, O.Yo. Gudymenko²

¹E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NASU. 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: pewinataliya@gmail.com
²V.E. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics of the NASU 41 Nauky Prosp., 03028, Kyiv, Ukraine

Abstract
The paper investigates the process of forming coatings containing Cr2AlC MAX phase by detonation spraying using powders produced by the mechanochemical synthesis. The powder mixtures of the Cr‒Al‒C and Cr3C2‒Al systems were used as starting components. It has been found that no new phases are formed in the Cr‒Al‒C system as a result of mechanochemical synthesis within 1.5‒5 h, while the synthesis of Cr2AlC MAX phase occurs during the detonation spraying of the MChS powder of this mixture. In the Cr3C2‒Al system, the formation of Cr2AlC MAX phase is observed already at the processing stage after 1.5 h. Due to the interaction reaction of the components in the process of detonation spraying, the content of MAX phase grows in the coating relative to the MChS powder. Both types of coatings contain phases of chromium carbides and oxide components of chromium and aluminium. The produced coatings are characterized by high microhardness (about 5000 MPa), dense lamellar structure, and corrosion resistance in a 3 % NaCl solution.
Keywords: MAX phase, detonation spraying, coating, microstructure, corrosion resistance

Received: 02.05.2025
Received in revised form: 19.05.2025
Accepted: 27.06.2025

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Suggested Citation

N.V. Vigilianska, T.V. Tsymbalista, K.V. Iantsevitch, A.I. Kildiy, O.Yo. Gudymenko (2025) Detonation spraying of coatings containing Cr₂AlC MAX phase. The Paton Welding J., 06, 25-30.

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