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Cr coatings with CrN/Cr multilayers with a layer thickness of 100, 250 and 750 nm were deposited by a multi-cathode magnetron sputtering on E110 zirconium alloy in Ar and Ar+N2 atmosphere. The mechanical properties of the as-deposited coatings were measured by scratch testing and tribometry. A comparative study of crack and oxidation resistance of the Cr-coated E110 alloy was performed under thermal cycling (1000 °С) and high-temperature (1200-1400 °С) steam oxidation conditions. The influence of the CrN/Cr multilayers and their thickness on the mechanical properties and oxidation resistance of the coated E110 alloy is discussed. It is found that the CrN/Cr multilayers can limit interdiffusion between the coating and E110 alloy at high temperatures only for a short period.

Российский фонд фундаментальных исследований 20-21-00037