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SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY-METROLOGY AND PROPERTIES
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/2051-672X/aab145
Keywords
carbon nanotube coatings; triboloby; surface protection; wetting; austenitic steel
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- EFRE Funds of the European Commission
- CREATe-Network Project Horizon of the European Commission (RISE) [644013]
- DFG [SU911/1-1]
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In the present study, surface protection properties of multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) deposited on polished austenitic stainless steel are evaluated. Electrophoretic deposition is used as a coating technique. Contact angle measurements reveal hydrophilic as well as hydrophobic wetting characteristics of the carbon nanotube coating depending on the additive used for the deposition. Tribological properties of carbon nanotube coatings on steel substrate are determined with a ball-on-disc tribometer. Effective lubrication can be achieved by adding magnesium nitrate as an additive due to the formation of a holding layer detaining CNTs in the contact area. Furthermore, wear track analysis reveals minimal wear on the coated substrate as well as carbon residues providing lubrication. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy is used to qualitatively analyse the elemental composition of the coating and the underlying substrate. The results explain the observed wetting characteristics of each coating. Finally, merely minimal oxidation is detected on the CNT-coated substrate as opposed to the uncoated sample.
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