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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
Sheffield Hallam University
CrN/NbN coatings deposited by HIPIMS: A preliminary study of erosion-corrosion performance
This paper is the result of a collaboration between SHU and Strathclyde University and reports on the mechanisms of erosion-corrosion of CrN/NbN multilayer coatings deposited by HIPIMS. Electrochemical polarisation techniques, in conjunction with electron microscopy (TEM and SEM), were used to show the benefits (leading to modified erosion-corrosion mechanisms) of using the relatively novel HIPIMS technique over other conventional PVD methods in tribo-corrosive environments. This paper is expected to open a new frontier of applications for HIPIMS deposited CrN/NbN and other coatings in the field of tribo/ erosion-corrosion.