Functional and Fractal Properties of Fe-Al Coatings After Gas DetonationSpraying (GDS)

• Published in: Archives of metallurgy and materials Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 1993 - 1999
• Main Authors: Chrostek, T, Rychlik, K, Bramowicz, M, Senderowski, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Warsaw Polish Academy of Sciences 01-12-2018
• Subjects: Amplitudes; Anisotropy; Autocorrelation functions; fe-al; fractal analysis; Fractal geometry; Fractals; gds; Image reconstruction; intermetallic alloys; Iron; Protective coatings; Protective structures; Recesses; sem; Topographic maps; Topography
• ISSN: 1733-3490; 2300-1909
• DOI: 10.24425/amm.2018.125135

The paper presents the results and provides an analyse of the geometric structure of Fe-Al protective coatings, gas-treated under specified GDS conditions. The analysis of the surface topography was conducted on the basis of the results obtained from the SEM data. Topographic images were converted to three-dimensional maps, scaling the registered amplitude coordinates of specific gray levels to the relative range of 0÷1. This allowed us to assess the degree of surface development by determining the fractal dimension. At the same time, the generated three-dimensional spectra of the autocorrelation function enabled the researchers to determine the autocorrelation length (Sal) and the degree of anisotropy (Str) of the surfaces, in accordance with ISO 25178. Furthermore, the reconstructed three-dimensional images of the topography allowed us to evaluate the functional properties o the studied surfaces based on the Abbott-Firestone curve (A-F), also known as the bearing area curve. The ordinate describing the height of the profile was replaced by the percentage of surface amplitude in this method, so in effect the shares of the height of the three-dimensional topographic map profiles of various load-bearing properties were determined. In this way, both the relative height of peaks, core and recesses as well as their percentages were subsequently established.