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Effect of Heat Treatment on Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Performance of Cold-Sprayed Tantalum Coatings

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The cold-spray technique is of significant interest to deposit refractory metals with relatively high melting point for a variety of demanding applications. In the present study, mechanical properties of cold-sprayed tantalum coatings heat treated at different temperatures were investigated using microtensile testing, scratch testing, and nanoindentation. The corrosion performance of heat-treated coatings was also evaluated in 1 M KOH solution, and potentiodynamic polarization as well as impedance spectroscopy studies were carried out. Assessment of structure–property correlations was attempted based on microstructure, porosity, and intersplat bonding state, together with mechanical and corrosion properties of the heat-treated cold-sprayed tantalum coatings. Coatings annealed at 1500 °C, which is very close to the recrystallization temperature of tantalum, were found to perform almost as bulk tantalum, with exciting implications for various applications.

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The authors acknowledge support from Dr. Nitin Wasekar for carrying out microtensile experiments and Dr. G. Ravi Chandra for nanoindentation facilities.

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This article is an invited paper selected from presentations at the 6th Asian Thermal Spray Conference (ATSC 2014) and has been expanded from the original presentation. ATSC 2014 was held in Hyderabad, India, November 24-26, 2014, and was organized by the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and the Asian Thermal Spray Society.

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Kumar, S., Vidyasagar, V., Jyothirmayi, A. et al. Effect of Heat Treatment on Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Performance of Cold-Sprayed Tantalum Coatings. J Therm Spray Tech 25, 745–756 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-016-0388-6

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