D. C. Van Aken, Y. Kato, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO
Alloys based upon the Al-Y-Ni-Co system were air-plasma sprayed to produce nanocrystalline and amorphous coatings. All coatings produced in this study were deposited on 7075-T6. Glass forming ability was observed to increase with yttrium, nickel, and cobalt content. The alloy Al91Y4Ni4Co1 produced a composite microstructure of metallic glass and nanocrystalline aluminum grains with a grain diameter of 10 – 15 nm. In contrast, the as deposited Al85Y8Ni5Co2 alloy coating was almost entirely amorphous. Salt spray corrosion tests were performed on these coatings to investigate the influence of coating microstructure (nanocrystalline vs. amorphous) and alloy composition. Subcritical heat treatments were determined by differential calorimetry to investigate the effect of corrosion resistance on the amount of nanocrystalline aluminum phase in the amorphous coating. Heat-treated coatings were characterized using TEM and x-ray diffraction.
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