In this study, a nickel-tungsten/amorphous boron composite coating (Ni-W/B) was successfully deposited on carbon steel using the electrodeposition method. Electrodeposition was performed by dispersing varying quantities of amorphous boron (0, 0.5, 1,...
Amorphous boron powder, as a high-energy fuel, is widely used in the energy sector. However, its ignition and combustion difficulties have long limited its performance in propellants, explosives, and pyrotechnics. In this study, Mg/Al-coated boron po...
In this study, fore-vacuum plasma electron beam sources were used to deposit a few micron-thick boron coatings on A284 and ZrNb1 alloys and modify their surfaces. The coating deposition rate with a continuous 1 kW electron beam that evaporated the bo...
In this study, the high temperature erosion mechanisms and damage characteristics of a boronized coating have been systematically studied by employing an improved high-temperature accelerated erosion test bench and impact contact theory analyses. Wit...
Electroless nickel-boron coatings present outstanding properties such as high hardness, excellent wear resistance and uniform coating, and thus they are considered to be alternative to toxic hard chrome coatings. However, they contain lead that is to...
The characteristics of the plateau curve, specifically its length and slope, in boron-coated proportional counters are key performance indicators that impact the detector’s overall performance. Currently, the lack of research on the plateau cur...
Most structural components undertake cyclic loads in engineering and failures always cause catastrophic economic losses and casualties. In the present work, the phase evolution of Al-Si coating of high-strength boron steel during hot stamping was inv...
Wear-resistant, super hard ceramic composites based on cubic boron nitride (cBN) are of great interest to industry. However, cBN is metastable under sintering conditions at normal pressure and converts into the soft hexagonal BN (hBN). Therefore, eff...
Thermoset powder coatings exhibit distinctive characteristics such as remarkable hardness and exceptional resistance to corrosion. In contrast to conventional paints, powder coatings are environmentally friendly due to the absence of volatile organic...
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has emerged as a promising dielectric material for protecting metallic substrates such as copper and steel under ambient conditions. The layered structure of h-BN offers significant potential in preventing the oxidation...
Growing demand for chemically resistant, thermally stable, and anti-icing coatings has intensified interest in boron nitride (BN)-based materials and surface coatings. In this study, BN coatings were developed on mild steel (MS) via chemical vapour d...
Titanium alloy is a major structural material with excellent high specific strength in aerospace applications. Cubic boron nitride (cBN) is a synthetic wear-resistant material with high hardness, similar to that of diamond, that is used in mechanical...
The hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanosheets modified by silane coupling agent (KH560) were doped into acrylic acid coating on the surface of galvanized steel to improve its corrosion resistance. H-BN nanosheets modified by KH560 were prepared and c...
Magnesium and its alloys are attractive potential materials for construction of biodegradable temporary implant devices. However, their rapid degradation in human body fluid before the desired service life is reached necessitate the application of su...
This study aimed to develop an industrially scalable coating route for enhancing the oxidation resistance of carbon fiber fabrics, a critical requirement for next-generation aerospace and high-temperature composite structures. To achieve this goal, s...
Thermal conductive coating materials with combination of mechanical robustness, good adhesion and electrical insulation are in high demand in the electronics industry. However, very few progresses have been achieved in constructing a highly thermal c...
To improve the performance of superhard ceramic composites, this study aims to develop a dense, phase-pure, and uniform TiN coating on cubic boron nitride (cBN) particles with a target thickness of at least 150 nm. TiN coatings were applied using ato...
High-performance anti-corrosion coatings featuring easy processability and thin thickness are highly desired in industry. Yet, solution process coating often faces a sedimentation problem with particles which are used as reinforcement in coatings. In...
Polymer coatings are widely used in industries for protection, decoration, and specific applications, typically including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to achieve low viscosity. The growing environmental concerns and the anticipated limits on fos...
The purpose of this study is to prepare boron nitride (BN)-coated carbon fibers (CF) and to investigate the properties of as-prepared fibers as well as the effect of coating on their respective polymer–matrix composites. A sequence of solution...
Inspired by mussel adhesion proteins, boron nitride (BN) particles coated with homogeneous polydopamine (BNPDA) were prepared, and through an annealing process, a carbonized PDA layer on the surface of BN was obtained, which exhibited a nanocrystalli...
In this study, the effect of pure and modified hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanosheet incorporation on the stability, viscosity, and electrochemical behavior of a waterborne emulsion acrylic coating was studied. The functionalization of h-BN nanopl...
The paper presents the results of the microstructure investigation, phase and chemical composition, microhardness as well as corrosion and wear resistance tests of B-Si coatings produced on C45 steel. In this study, boron and silicon were added to th...
Composite coatings have been successfully fabricated at the laboratory scale in many research centers around the world; however, it is still a major challenge to transfer the positive results of the work to the industrial scale. This paper presents t...
The paper presents the results of a study of the microstructure, chemical composition, microhardness and corrosion resistance of Cr-B coatings produced on Vanadis 6 tool steel. In this study, chromium and boron were added to the steel surface using a...
Boron powder is a kind of metal fuel with high gravimetric and volumetric calorific values, which has been widely used in military fields such as solid propellants, high-energy explosives, and pyrotechnics. However, the easily formed liquid oxide lay...
In the present work, two mathematical diffusion models have been used to estimate the growth of the iron monoboride and diiron boride coating formed on AISI 420 steel. The boronizing of the steel was carried out with the solid diffusion packing metho...
The paper presents the results of research on composite Ni-B coatings with embedded particles of boron produced by a chemical reduction method and their influence on the mechanical, tribological, and corrosion properties of produced materials. Boron...
TiO2-coated boron particles were prepared by a wet ball milling method, with the particle size distribution and average particle size being easily controlled by varying the milling operation time. Based on the results from X-ray photoelectron spectro...
This study investigated the characteristic properties of aluminizing, boronizing, and boro-aluminizing coatings grown on Haynes 25 superalloys and their effects on the high-temperature wear behavior. The coating processes were conducted in a controll...
The aluminum cold spray feedstock powder was single- and dual-reinforced with no greater than 2 vol% boron nitride nanoplatelets (BNNP) and/or nanometric boron carbide (nB4C). These powders were cold sprayed onto Al-6061 substrates and then heat-trea...
Boron (B) powder is a promising high-energy fuel but suffers from inefficient combustion due to its native boron oxide (B2O3) passivation layer. Surface coating is a crucial strategy to overcome this limitation. In this study, core–shell struct...
The oxidation of a carbon anode with air and CO2 occurs during the electrolysis of alumina in Hall-Héroult cells, resulting in a significant overconsumption of carbon and dusting. Boron is well known to decrease the rate of this reaction for graphite...
This study investigates the optimization of boron coating parameters for medium-carbon steels, specifically AISI 1137, and their subsequent effects on mechanical properties, which are crucial for industrial applications. Despite extensive research on...
This study examined the development of Fe2B (diiron boronize) coatings on the surface of 35NiCrMo4 steel through the thermochemical surface hardening process called boronizing. The morphology and thickness of the boronize coatings were assessed using...
The nickel (Ni) coatings without and with embedded (5–7 vol. %) cubic boron nitride (c-BN) nanoparticles (10 nm in diameter) were deposited on carbon steel substrate by an electroless plating process. Coatings were tested in as-deposited and he...
The following investigation focused on examining the kinetics of Fe2B coating formation on the surface of ASTM A681 steel during the powder-pack boronizing process. The study measured Fe2B coating thicknesses at various temperatures and exposure time...
A hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) coating of micron thickness is deposited directly on 316L stainless steel (SS316L) cathode through efficient, adjustable electrophoretic deposition (EPD) in a suspension system containing surfactant and ethanol. It is...
To improve the oxidation resistance of diamond, chromium boron carbide (Cr–B–C) coatings were synthesized through high temperature solid state synthesis and molten salt method on diamond particles in this paper. After holding the raw mate...
Considering the significant health risks posed by hard chrome plating during its application, thermally sprayed Cr3C2-NiCr cermet coatings represent a suitable alternative. Incorporating hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) as a dry lubricant into the feeds...
In order to improve energy efficiency by increasing heat dissipation performance of bus-bar which distributes the current in high-power switchboard, the heat dissipation effects of the shape modification and surface treatment of Cu bus-bar were studi...
In this study, we investigated the formation of a protective coating on a face-centered cubic high-entropy alloy (HEA). The coating was formed by a diffusion coating method. In the conventional diffusion coating method, the degradation of the mechani...
Cavitation erosion poses a significant challenge in fluid systems like hydraulic turbines and ship propellers due to pulsed pressure from collapsing vapor bubbles. To combat this, various materials and surface engineering methods are employed. In thi...
In this paper, the achieved state-of-the-art understanding regarding the wear behaviour of various PVD (physical vapour deposition) coatings deposited on TiB2/Ti composites produced by SPS (spark plasma sintering) is presented. The objective of this...
This study explores the role of porosity in the impact deposition of a ceramic-reinforced metal-matrix (i.e., Al/B4C) composite coating fabricated via cold spraying. The Johnson–Holmquist–Beissel constitutive law and the modified Gurson&n...
The paper presents the study results of a laser cladding process of C45 steel using powder mixtures. The aim of this study was to investigate the microstructure, X-ray diffraction (XRD), chemical composition (EDS), microhardness, corrosion resistance...
Ni-W/boron composite coatings are deposited from an ammonia citrate bath with a boron particle suspension. The effect of the boron incorporation into the Ni-W alloy coating and subsequent heat treatment of the deposits on the microstructure and prope...
Metals and alloys are essential in modern society, and are used in our daily activities. However, they are prone to corrosion, with the conversion of the metal/alloy to its more thermodynamically-favored oxide/hydroxide phase. These undesirable corro...
In this study, a two-step pack cementation process (preboronizing and then chromizing) was employed to prepare the B-Cr duplex-alloyed coating on the steel. After the first step of preboronizing (PB sample), box-type furnace chromizing (BC-1 sample)...
Humid air is a very important service environment, in which metal friction parts should be enhanced to offer excellent corrosion resistance and wear resistance. The B4C coating is an excellent candidate material to enhance the corrosion resistance an...
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