Interaction of Electrolyte Plasma Components with TiC
摘要
The synthesis of oxide-ceramic coatings on titanium carbide (TiC) was carried out using the plasma-electrolytic oxidation (PEO) method. X-ray phase analysis established that the oxide-ceramic coatings consist of titanium oxides—rutile (60 wt%), anatase (5 wt%), and brookite (5 wt%). The Gibbs energies of possible chemical reactions of the interaction of the components of the electrolyte plasma with TiC were calculated. The influence of the discharge plasma channel temperature on the formation of reaction products was analyzed. It was established that the most likely cause of the formation of a developed porous structure of the oxide-ceramic coating is the attenuation of spark discharges with the collapse of vapor–gas bubbles.