Characterization and Evaluation of Cyclic Hot Corrosion Resistance of Detonation-Gun Sprayed Ni-5Al Coatings on Inconel-718

The high temperature hot corrosion behavior of bare and detonation-gun-sprayed Ni-5Al coatings on Ni-based superalloy Inconel-718 is comparatively discussed in the present study. Hot corrosion studies were carried out at 900 °C for 100 cycles in Na2SO4-60% V2O5 molten salt environment under cyclic heating and cooling conditions. The thermo-gravimetric technique was used to establish the kinetics of hot corrosion. X-ray diffraction, SEM/EDAX, and X-ray mapping techniques were used to analyze the hot corrosion products of bare and coated superalloys. The results indicate that Ni-5Al-coated superalloy showed very good hot corrosion resistance. The overall weight gain and parabolic rate constant of Ni-5Al-coated superalloy were less in comparison with the bare superalloy. The D-gun-sprayed Ni-5Al coating was found to be uniform, adherent, and dense in hot corrosion environment. The formation of nickel- and aluminum-rich oxide scale might have contributed for the better hot corrosion resistance of the coated superalloy.