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Deposition of MMC-type composite coatings on steel substrates using the Cold Spray method
Šesták, Stanislav ; Doubrava, Marek (referee) ; Řehořek, Lukáš (advisor)
The Cold Spray method is a modern coating method characterized by several interesting advantages and drawbacks. One of the most significant drawbacks is the difficult manufacturing of materials with limited ductility. This work is dedicated to this issue, and its main objective is the development of tribological coatings for high-temperature applications on steel substrates. Extensive research focused on the nature of the chosen deposition method and its specifics in the context of materials with limited ductility is provided and concluded by a set of methodical approaches of deposition, which are verified in the experimental part of this work. The experimental part focused on processing Ni-B4C and Ni-SiC composite coatings, in which the reinforcement particle volume fraction was chosen as 20 and 40 %. All coatings were deposited on 42CrMo4 steel substrates. The analysis of the coatings consisted of microstructure evaluation (using optical and electron microscopy) hardness testing and adhesion testing. The Ni-SiC coating consisting of 40 vol.% SiC particles showed the best properties; compared to other coatings it offered the highest microstructural quality and microhardness values. This coating was found suitable for the chosen application, and further suggestions on improving the quality of this coating were provided in this work’s conclusion.
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SMV-2022-42: Emissivity of coatings for space mission ARIEL
Králík, Tomáš
This contractual research was aimed at verifying the thermal emissivity of materials planned for use in the optical system of the ARIEL infrared telescope located in orbit around the earth. The contractor selected several samples of the coating with high light absorption. However, the thermal radiation properties of this coating were not yet known. The goal of the project was to evaluate the so-called total hemispheric emissivity in the temperature range from 20 K to 300 K. The results will enable the customer to model the temperature distribution inside the optical path of the telescope.
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Composite coatings containing nanometric constituents prepared by plasma spraying with liquid feedstocks
Mušálek, Radek ; Tesař, Tomáš ; Medřický, Jan ; Čížek, Jan ; Lukáč, František
Plasma spraying of liquid feedstocks allows deposition of materials with novel microstructures. Due to the combination of a liquid carrier and ultrafine powders (in case of suspensions) or in-situ formation of the final material in the plasma jet (in case of solutions), preparation of ultrafine composites is possible, typically in a form of coatings on the substrates. Moreover, both suspension and solution spraying routes can be easily combined, either together or even with conventional plasma spraying of coarse dry powders, thus merging benefits of “nanometric” and “micrometric” constituents in the final composite microstructure. As a consequence, liquid feedstock plasma spraying represents an industrially-relevant deposition process with wide variability, providing coatings with properties tailored for various applications ranging from compact wear-resistant layers, porous thermal barrier coatings, bio-compatible medical coatings, catalyst carriers, fuel-cells, etc. The paper introduces several examples of such ultrafine coatings recently deposited at IPP CAS using hybrid water-stabilized plasma torch.
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Cold Spray coatings on high strength steels
Šesták, Stanislav ; Čupera, Jan (referee) ; Řehořek, Lukáš (advisor)
This bachelor’s thesis focuses on possible applications of the Cold Spray additive technology in context of high strength steels. The theoretical part of this work represents an extensive research on the topic of Cold Spray technology, showing connections between many of the mechanisms of this technology. This part also focuses specifically on high strength steels, their types, microstructures and properties. The experimental part of this work examines four samples of Cold Spray coatings on a high strength steel. After depositing these coatings, microstructure and microhardness analysis are provided.
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Thin metal coating of polymer materials
Zatloukal, Filip ; Furmann, Denis (referee) ; Nečas, David (advisor)
The study of compliant contacts from a tribological standpoint is very complicated due to low reflectivity and electrical conductivity of materials such as polymers or rubber. These properties significantly limit the possibilities of using conventional methods which are being used to study the film formation and lubricant flow. To enable the use of the conventional methods it is necessary to apply a thin reflective layer on the non-reflective surface. This work evaluates the current literature dealing with the coating of polymeric materials. A method was chosen based on the analysis of the currently available technologies, which is used to apply a thin reflective layer on the polydimethylsiloxane sample. This part is followed by a feasibility study to clarify the effects of the coating on friction processes. This work can significantly contribute to the field of compliant contacts, especially in terms of clarifying the mechanisms of lubrication.
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RF-ICP deposition of tungsten coatings
Zlatník, Rostislav ; Houdková, Šárka (referee) ; Čížek, Jan (advisor)
The main object of this work is the technology of radio frequency controlled inductively coupled plasma, abbreviated RF-ICP. The specific goal of the work was the application of surface layers of tungsten and analysis of the influence of changes in process conditions on the resulting microstructure and chemical composition of deposited coatings. The monitored conditions were torch power, choice of carrier gas, powder feedrate.
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Lidt Tests On Optical Elements Under Special Conditions
Oulehla, Jindřich
This contribution presents a technology for the design, deposition and testing of thin film coatings on optical elements designed to operate in high power pulsed laser systems. I have designed and built a test station which is used as an addition to the thin film coating production facilities used at the Institute of Scientific Instruments.
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CHANGES IN ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEETS INDUCED BY HEAT TREATMENT
Bulín, Tomáš ; Švábenská, Eva ; Hapla, Miroslav ; Ondrušek, C. ; Schneeweiss, Oldřich
Surface coating of electrical steel sheets is very important due to minimizing eddy current losses in electrical machines. The quality of coating can differ according to the composition. The coating layer has limited heat stability and after crossing of the guaranteed temperature it can be significantly degraded and its insulation properties may change importantly. The aim of this study is to describe changes in parameters of magnetic behavior of the non-oriented Si electrical steel sheet due to degradation of the coating by annealing in air. The parameters were acquired from the measuring of magnetic hysteresis loops on two types of samples with different excitation. The basic information on structure was obtained by optical microscopy. Acquired data are compared between samples with the damaged coating layer by annealing and the original coating layer. The results are discussed from the point of view of the possibility of using sheets with damaged insulation in electrical machines.
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