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Pana I, Parau AC, Dinu M, Vitelaru C, Vranceanu DM, Lindner T, Vladescu (Dragomir) A. Structural, mechanical, wear and anticorrosive properties of CrSiCN coatings used for industrial woodworking applications. Heliyon 2024; 10:e29496. [PMID: 38681590 PMCID: PMC11046108 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
Abstract
The woodworking applications are a fast-growing field that aims to create advanced coatings with superior wear resistance, reduced friction, and robust corrosion protection. Chromium silicon carbonitride (CrSiCN) coatings have emerged as a promising solution that offers a unique combination of properties ideal for various industrial applications. The C/N ratio significantly influences the coatings' mechanical and tribological properties. By optimizing the C/N ratio, this research aims to reveal new insights for CrSiCN coatings, enhancing their application in environments that require durability, efficiency, and longevity. In this paper, the effect of the C/N ratio on the structural, mechanical, and corrosion resistance of CrSiCN coatings deposited by cathodic arc evaporation on different steel substrates was studied. The main purpose was to enhance the mechanical and anticorrosion properties of the CrSiCN coatings and to select the optimum parameters for the deposition of layers with superior properties. The results showed that the final properties can be tailored by choosing specific deposition conditions. In this case, the C/N ratio proved to be critical since coatings with higher carbon content presented enhanced corrosion resistance, being able to withstand operating conditions similar to real-life.
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Affiliation(s)
- Iulian Pana
- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics - INOE 2000, Department for Advanced Surface Processing and Analysis by Vacuum Technologies, 409 Atomistilor St., RO77125, Magurele, Romania
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics - INOE 2000, Department for Advanced Surface Processing and Analysis by Vacuum Technologies, 409 Atomistilor St., RO77125, Magurele, Romania
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics - INOE 2000, Department for Advanced Surface Processing and Analysis by Vacuum Technologies, 409 Atomistilor St., RO77125, Magurele, Romania
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics - INOE 2000, Department for Advanced Surface Processing and Analysis by Vacuum Technologies, 409 Atomistilor St., RO77125, Magurele, Romania
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- Faculty of Materials and Science Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313, Spl. Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
- Drugon International SRL, 2 Tractorului St., Constanta, Romania
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- Chemnitz University of Technology, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair of Materials and Surface Engineering, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics - INOE 2000, Department for Advanced Surface Processing and Analysis by Vacuum Technologies, 409 Atomistilor St., RO77125, Magurele, Romania
- Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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Vranceanu DM, Ungureanu E, Ionescu IC, Parau AC, Pruna V, Titorencu I, Badea M, Gălbău CȘ, Idomir M, Dinu M, (Dragomir) AV, Cotrut CM. In Vitro Characterization of Hydroxyapatite-Based Coatings Doped with Mg or Zn Electrochemically Deposited on Nanostructured Titanium. Biomimetics (Basel) 2024; 9:244. [PMID: 38667255 PMCID: PMC11047857 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics9040244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Biomaterials are an important and integrated part of modern medicine, and their development and improvement are essential. The fundamental requirement of a biomaterial is found to be in its interaction with the surrounding environment, with which it must coexist. The aim of this study was to assess the biological characteristics of hydroxyapatite (HAp)-based coatings doped with Mg and Zn ions obtained by the pulsed galvanostatic electrochemical method on the surface of pure titanium (cp-Ti) functionalized with titanium dioxide nanotubes (NTs TiO2) obtained by anodic oxidation. The obtained results highlighted that the addition of Zn or Mg into the HAp structure enhances the in vitro response of the cp-Ti surface functionalized with NT TiO2. The contact angle and surface free energy showed that all the developed surfaces have a hydrophilic character in comparison with the cp-Ti surface. The HAp-based coatings doped with Zn registered superior values than the ones with Mg, in terms of biomineralization, electrochemical behavior, and cell interaction. Overall, it can be said that the addition of Mg or Zn can enhance the in vitro behavior of the HAp-based coatings in accordance with clinical requirements. Antibacterial tests showed that the proposed HAp-Mg coatings had no efficiency against Escherichia coli, while the HAp-Zn coatings registered the highest antibacterial efficiency.
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- Diana M. Vranceanu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.V.)
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.V.)
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.V.)
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE2000, 409 Atomistilor, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- Romanian Academy Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology “Nicolae Simionescu”, 8 B.P. Hasdeu, 050568 Bucharest, Romania
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- Romanian Academy Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology “Nicolae Simionescu”, 8 B.P. Hasdeu, 050568 Bucharest, Romania
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- Prophylactic and Clinical Disciplines, Department of Fundamental, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 56 Nicolae Balcescu, 500019 Brasov, Romania
- Research Center for Fundamental Research and Prevention Strategies in Medicine, Research and Development Institute, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania Institutului, 10, 500484 Brașov, Romania
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- Prophylactic and Clinical Disciplines, Department of Fundamental, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 56 Nicolae Balcescu, 500019 Brasov, Romania
- Research Center for Fundamental Research and Prevention Strategies in Medicine, Research and Development Institute, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania Institutului, 10, 500484 Brașov, Romania
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- Prophylactic and Clinical Disciplines, Department of Fundamental, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 56 Nicolae Balcescu, 500019 Brasov, Romania
- Research Center for Fundamental Research and Prevention Strategies in Medicine, Research and Development Institute, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania Institutului, 10, 500484 Brașov, Romania
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE2000, 409 Atomistilor, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE2000, 409 Atomistilor, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (D.M.V.)
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Ungureanu E, Vladescu (Dragomir) A, Parau AC, Mitran V, Cimpean A, Tarcolea M, Vranceanu DM, Cotrut CM. In Vitro Evaluation of Ag- and Sr-Doped Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Medical Applications. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:5428. [PMID: 37570133 PMCID: PMC10419960 DOI: 10.3390/ma16155428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Osseointegration plays the most important role in the success of an implant. One of the applications of hydroxyapatite (HAp) is as a coating for metallic implants due to its bioactive nature, which improves osteoconduction. The purpose of this research was to assess the in vitro behavior of HAp undoped and doped with Ag and/or Sr obtained by galvanostatic pulsed electrochemical deposition. The coatings were investigated in terms of chemical bonds, contact angle and surface free energy, electrochemical behavior, in vitro biomineralization in acellular media (SBF and PBS), and biocompatibility with preosteoblasts cells (MC3T3-E1 cell line). The obtained results highlighted the beneficial impact of Ag and/or Sr on the HAp. The FTIR spectra confirmed the presence of hydroxyapatite within all coatings, while in terms of wettability, the contact angle and surface free energy investigations showed that all surfaces were hydrophilic. The in vitro behavior of MC3T3-E1 indicated that the presence of Sr in the HAp coatings as a unique doping agent or in combination with Ag elicited improved cytocompatibility in terms of cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation. Therefore, the composite HAp-based coatings showed promising potential for bone regeneration applications.
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- Elena Ungureanu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Independentei Street, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (E.U.); (M.T.)
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- Department for Advanced Surface Processing and Analysis by Vacuum Technologies, National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics—INOE 2000, 409 Atomistilor Street, 77125 Magurele, Romania (A.C.P.)
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- Department for Advanced Surface Processing and Analysis by Vacuum Technologies, National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics—INOE 2000, 409 Atomistilor Street, 77125 Magurele, Romania (A.C.P.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Independentei Street, 050095 Bucharest, Romania; (V.M.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Independentei Street, 050095 Bucharest, Romania; (V.M.); (A.C.)
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Independentei Street, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (E.U.); (M.T.)
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Independentei Street, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (E.U.); (M.T.)
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Independentei Street, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (E.U.); (M.T.)
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Dinu M, Wang K, Mouele ESM, Parau AC, Vladescu (Dragomir) A, Liang X, Braic V, Petrik LF, Braic M. Effects of Film Thickness of ALD-Deposited Al 2O 3, ZrO 2 and HfO 2 Nano-Layers on the Corrosion Resistance of Ti(N,O)-Coated Stainless Steel. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:2007. [PMID: 36903117 PMCID: PMC10004275 DOI: 10.3390/ma16052007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The goal of this stydy was to explore the potential of the enhanced corrosion resistance of Ti(N,O) cathodic arc evaporation-coated 304L stainless steel using oxide nano-layers deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD). In this study, we deposited Al2O3, ZrO2, and HfO2 nanolayers of two different thicknesses by ALD onto Ti(N,O)-coated 304L stainless steel surfaces. XRD, EDS, SEM, surface profilometry, and voltammetry investigations of the anticorrosion properties of the coated samples are reported. The amorphous oxide nanolayers homogeneously deposited on the sample surfaces exhibited lower roughness after corrosion attack compared to the Ti(N,O)-coated stainless steel. The best corrosion resistance was obtained for the thickest oxide layers. All samples coated with thicker oxide nanolayers augmented the corrosion resistance of the Ti(N,O)-coated stainless steel in a saline, acidic, and oxidising environment (0.9% NaCl + 6% H2O2, pH = 4), which is of interest for building corrosion-resistant housings for advanced oxidation systems such as cavitation and plasma-related electrochemical dielectric barrier discharge for breaking down persistent organic pollutants in water.
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- Mihaela Dinu
- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 409 Atomistilor St., 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Separation Science, School of Engineering Science, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Yliopistonkatu 34, FI-53850 Lappeenranta, Finland
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 409 Atomistilor St., 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 409 Atomistilor St., 077125 Magurele, Romania
- Physical Materials Science and Composite Materials Centre, Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Avenue 43, Tomsk 634050, Russia
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- Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 409 Atomistilor St., 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- Department of Chemistry, Environmental and Nano Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 409 Atomistilor St., 077125 Magurele, Romania
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Mirzayev MN, Parau AC, Slavov L, Dinu M, Neov D, Slavkova Z, Popov EP, Belova M, Hasanov K, Aliyev FA, Vladescu (Dragomir) A. TiSiCN as Coatings Resistant to Corrosion and Neutron Activation. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:1835. [PMID: 36902950 PMCID: PMC10003883 DOI: 10.3390/ma16051835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The aim of the present paper was to evaluate the effect of neutron activation on TiSiCN carbonitrides coatings prepared at different C/N ratios (0.4 for under stoichiometric and 1.6 for over stoichiometric). The coatings were prepared by cathodic arc deposition using one cathode constructed of Ti88 at.%-Si12 at.% (99.99% purity). The coatings were comparatively examined for elemental and phase composition, morphology, and anticorrosive properties in 3.5% NaCl solution. All the coatings exhibited f.c.c. solid solution structures and had a (111) preferred orientation. Under stoichiometric structure, they proved to be resistant to corrosive attack in 3.5% NaCl and of these coatings the TiSiCN was found to have the best corrosion resistance. From all tested coatings, TiSiCN have proven to be the most suitable candidates for operation under severe conditions that are present in nuclear applications (high temperature, corrosion, etc.).
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- Matlab N. Mirzayev
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- Institute of Radiation Problems, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, AZ1143 Baku, Azerbaijan
- Scientific-Research Institute Geotecnological Problems of Oil, Gas and Chemistry, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, AZ1010 Baku, Azerbaijan
- Innovation & Research Center, Western Caspian University, AZ1001 Baku, Azerbaijan
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 409 Atomistilor St., 77125 Magurele, Romania
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- Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 409 Atomistilor St., 77125 Magurele, Romania
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- Institute of Solid-State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Solid-State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- Institute of Solid-State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
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- Institute of Radiation Problems, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, AZ1143 Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
- Institute of Geology and Geophysics of Azerbaijan, National Academy of Sciences, AZ1143 Baku, Azerbaijan
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- National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 409 Atomistilor St., 77125 Magurele, Romania
- Physical Materials Science and Composite Materials Centre, Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenina Avenue, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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