Evaluation of Al2O3 MOCVD Coating for Titanium Alloys Protection under Severe Conditions at High Temperature

The corrosion resistance of MOCVD Al2O3 coating system was investigated to protect a TA6V Alloy under hot salt corrosion conditions: This coating was corroded with a salt deposit without mechanical loading at 480°C during 100 h. Corrosion products formed in salted areas were studied by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). Although all coated specimens were damaged with corrosion products presence in salted area, Al2O3 coatings showed the lowest salt damage on titanium substrate after a metallographic cross section observation compared to uncoated ones. As well as these interesting experimental results, coated specimens exhibit a good adherence on titanium substrate