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The role of the thickness on the tribological properties of FeAlCr intermetallic alloy thin films deposited on austenitic steel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2020

Rodolfo L.P. Gonçalves ,
Katia R. Cardoso ,
Walter Miyakawa ,
Gisele F.C. Almeida Open the ORCID record for Gisele F.C. Almeida [Opens in a new window] ,
Argemiro S. da Silva Sobrinho  and
Marcos Massi
Rodolfo L.P. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Plasmas e Processos (LAB-LPP), Departamento de Física, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50, São José dos Campos, SP 12228-900, Brazil Escola de Engenharia, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, R. da Consolação, 930 – Consolação, São Paulo, SP 01302-907, Brazil
Katia R. Cardoso
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Talim, 330, São José dos Campos, SP 12231-280, Brazil
Walter Miyakawa
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Plasmas e Processos (LAB-LPP), Departamento de Física, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50, São José dos Campos, SP 12228-900, Brazil
Gisele F.C. Almeida*
Affiliation:
Escola de Engenharia, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, R. da Consolação, 930 – Consolação, São Paulo, SP 01302-907, Brazil Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2242 – Butantã, São Paulo, SP 13083-100, Brazil
Argemiro S. da Silva Sobrinho
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Plasmas e Processos (LAB-LPP), Departamento de Física, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50, São José dos Campos, SP 12228-900, Brazil
Marcos Massi
Affiliation:
Escola de Engenharia, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, R. da Consolação, 930 – Consolação, São Paulo, SP 01302-907, Brazil
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: gisele_fab@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Austenitic stainless steel is used in several industrial branches due to its mechanical and thermal properties, and to its good corrosion resistance. With low cost and biocompatibility, it is used to manufacture prostheses and devices for bone fixation. However, direct contact with body fluids may cause corrosion. Thin films of FeAlCr intermetallic alloy can be used to increase service life of prostheses and avoid replacement surgeries. The aim of this work was to cover the austenitic stainless steel to study the effect of target–substrate distance on the film characteristics. Coatings were performed using the magnetron sputtering technique with the substrate positioned at different distances from the target. The influence on film thickness, morphology, roughness, and adhesion to the substrate was investigated. The thin films of FeAlCr (160 nm thick deposited at 100 mm far from the substrate) were formed by smaller particles (11.2 nm long), densely packed (551,000 particles/mm2), with flat and regular appearance, and greater adherence to the substrate.

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thin filmsputteringbiomaterialtribologysteelcoating
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 35 , Issue 23-24 , 14 December 2020 , pp. 3192 - 3201
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