EFFECT OF MAGNETRON-SPUTTERED Al FILM ON LOW-TEMPERATURE PACK-ALUMINIZING COATING FOR OIL CASING STEEL N80
Low-temperature aluminizing coating was prepared onto the surface of oil casing steel N 80 with a magnetron-sputtered Al film to improve its corrosion resistance. Results show that magnetron-sputtered Al film is able to form gradient aluminide coating, composed of iron aluminide FeAl 3, Fe 2 Al 5 and Fe 3 Al with different contents of aluminum. Both the density and continuity of iron aluminide layer for oil casing steel N 80 with magnetron-sputtered Al film can be improved. Under the same corrosion condition, aluminized oil casing steel N 80 with a magnetron-sputtered Al film shows an outstanding corrosion resistance than those of original and aluminized ones without magnetron-sputtered Al film. The positive effect of Al film is considered as the concentration change of active Al atom for diffusion to form the aluminizing coating during the pack processing.