Anneal-hardening behaviour of Cr[sbnd]C, Cr[sbnd]Ni[sbnd]C and Cr[sbnd]Ni[sbnd]Fe[sbnd]C alloy deposits

Ching An Huang, Jhih You Chen, Kang Yu Liao, Po Liang Lai, Chia Hsuan Shen*

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Abstract

Cr[sbnd]C, Cr[sbnd]Ni[sbnd]C and Cr[sbnd]Fe[sbnd]Ni[sbnd]C deposits were successfully prepared from Cr 3+ -based plating baths with suitable amounts of complex agents and metal salts. The Cr-based alloy deposits could be hardened after rapid thermal annealing (RTA) at 500 °C for a few seconds. The highest hardness of 1800 Hv could be detected from the Cr[sbnd]C deposit after RTA at 500 °C for 15 s. The hardening mechanism of annealed Cr-based alloy deposits is attributed to the precipitation of crystalline diamond-like phases. The diamond-like phase in a membrane shape was observed in the annealed-hardened Cr[sbnd]C alloy deposits, while nano-sized membranes and particles were found in annealed-hardened Cr[sbnd]Ni[sbnd]C and Cr[sbnd]Ni[sbnd]Fe[sbnd]C deposits, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)543-548
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
Volume96
DOIs
StatePublished - 03 2019

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Keywords

  • Annealing
  • Cr-based alloy deposits
  • Hardening mechanism
  • Hardness

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