Indexed in
License and use
Analysis of institutional authors
Panizo Laiz, MiguelAuthorDiaz Rodriguez, PabloAuthorSantiago, Jose AntonioAuthorCorrosion and Tribological Performance of Diamond-like Carbon-Coated ZK 60 Magnesium Alloy
Publicated to:Coatings. 13 (11): 1871- - 2023-11-01 13(11), DOI: 10.3390/coatings13111871
Authors: Claver, A; Fernández, I; Santiago, JA; Diaz-Rodríguez, P; Panizo-Laiz, M; Esparza, J; Palacio, JF; Fuentes, GG; Zalakain, I; García, JA
Affiliations
Abstract
In this work, hydrogenated and hydrogen-free Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coatings were deposited into ZK60 magnesium alloy using the promising coating method High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HiPIMS). CrC and WC were used as interlayers of the thin films, and their influence was studied. The structure and composition of the coatings were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and Raman spectroscopy. Tribological tests, scratch tests, and nanoindentation were performed to obtain information about the mechanical and tribological properties of the coatings. Finally, immersion and electrochemical tests were performed to evaluate the corrosion behavior of the samples. The results showed a homogeneous layer with improved wear resistance, toughness, and hardness in addition to good adhesion to the substrate of the ZK60 magnesium alloy. The hydrogenated DLC coating showed better results that the hydrogen-free thin layer, and relevant differences were observed depending on the interlayer. In this work, the improvement in the tribological and corrosive properties of Mg alloys was studied by using thin layers of DLC and different intermediate layers, achieving similar or even better wear and adhesion values than with thicker layers.
Keywords
Quality index
Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel
The work has been published in the journal Coatings due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 68/179, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Physics, Applied. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Surfaces, Coatings and Films.
Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.
Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-20:
- WoS: 2
- Scopus: 2