Novel corrosive behavior of titanium oxynitride film deposited on nickel-titanium alloy using cathodic cage plasma processing technique

In this study, we used a cathodic cage plasma system to deposit an oxynitride coating on a nickel-titanium metallic substrate for three different processing gas compositions (60%H-2 + 40%N-2; NT1, 50%H-2 + 50%N-2; NT2%, and 40%H-2 + 60%N-2; NT3). The influence of various gas mixtures on surface morphology, chemical composition, and crystal structure of treated samples (NT1, NT2, and NT3) was investigated. A spectrophotometer is used to determine the amount of nickel ion leaching in a chloride-containing saline electrolyte using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Potentiodynamic polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy depict the enhanced corrosion resistance of treated samples as compared to the base Ni-Ti sample. Titanium oxynitride coating in NT3 samples shows an excellent barrier against corrosion behavior and nickel ion leakage in a corrosive environment.

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In this study, different gas compositions were used to deposit an oxynitride coating on a nickel-titanium metallic substrate, and the influence on surface morphology, chemical composition, and crystal structure was investigated. The titanium oxynitride coating in NT3 samples showed excellent corrosion resistance and barrier against nickel ion leakage in a corrosive environment.