Evaluating the efficacy of aluminide coatings to improve oxidation resistance of high performance engine valve alloys

R. Pillai; S. Dryepondt; B. L. Armstrong; M. J. Lance; G. M. Muralidharan

doi:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127401

Evaluating the efficacy of aluminide coatings to improve oxidation resistance of high performance engine valve alloys

R. Pillai, S. Dryepondt, B. L. Armstrong, M. J. Lance, G. M. Muralidharan

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Increasing peak cylinder pressures and operating temperatures of turbo-charged internal combustion engines (ICEs) engines present new challenges for existing materials employed in engine exhaust valves. Oxidation induced degradation of current Ni based alloys for these components will be a life-limiting mechanism while strict cost margins in the automotive transportation industry further limit the choice of suitable candidate materials. Metallic diffusion aluminide coatings can provide a cost-effective way to improve the oxidation resistance of underlying materials. In this study, the high temperature oxidation behavior of diffusion nickel aluminide coatings on two Ni based alloys (commercially available alloy 31V and a developmental alloy) during cyclic oxidation behavior in air+10% H₂O at 900 °C was investigated. A complete depletion of the beneficial Al-rich β-(NiFe)Al phase was observed in the coating on alloy 31V while a significant fraction of this phase was retained in the coating on the second alloy. A coupled thermodynamic-kinetic model showed that the disappearance of the Al-rich phase in the coating on 31V was mainly due to the combined effect of steeper chemical potential gradients of Al and Ti between the coating and the substrate and their faster diffusivities compared to the coated developmental alloy. A higher content of Fe was shown to support the retention of β-(NiFe)Al phase in the coating on the developmental alloy while the presence of Ti in the alloy was shown to be detrimental for long-term coating performance.

Original language	English
Article number	127401
Journal	Surface and Coatings Technology
Volume	421
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127401
State	Published - Sep 15 2021

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Flame Spray North America Inc. are acknowledged for providing the aluminized specimens. G. Garner assisted with the experimental work at ORNL. V. Cox is thanked for metallographic preparation. T. Lowe, M. Romedenne and Yi-Feng Su are thanked for helping with microstructural characterization. J.A. Haynes, P. Tortorelli and B.A. Pint are thanked for their valuable comments on the paper. This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Vehicle Technologies, Powertrain Materials Core Program. This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan ( http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan ).

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Keywords

Coupled thermodynamic-kinetic modeling
Exhaust engine valves
Interdiffusion
Ni-base alloy
Nickel aluminide coating

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