Protective coatings
Growth of protective coatings for improving anticorrosion and/or mechanical properties of metal surfaces, using industrially affordable technologies (chemical vapor deposition/pack- cementation, electrodeposition, hot-dip galvanizing, ion sputtering) which have low functional/maintenance cost and high productivity index. Study of the structure and performance of coatings deposited by other methods (such as flame spray, high-velocity oxy fuel spray, detonation gun spray, plasma spray, chemical vapor deposition by fluidized bed, cathodic arc physical vapor deposition) in collaboration with other laboratories from Aristotle University and research centers from Greece and abroad. The characterization of the developed materials is accomplished by the use of the appropriate techniques, directly accessed in our lab. Instrumentation Low pressure chemical vapor deposition reactors (LPCVD) Multiple-chambers high vacuum system for film growth with the methods PECVD and multi-target cathode sputtering Small-scale cathode ion sputtering system High vacuum thermal evaporator Thermal galavanization setup Electrodeposition and electroplating setup Publications 1 . D. Kourtidou, D. Chaliampalias, C. Vogiatzis, E. Tarani, A. Kamou, E. Pavlidou, S. Skolianos, K. Chrissafis, G. Vourlias, Deposition of Ni-Al coatings by pack cementation and corrosion resistance in high temperature and marine environments , Corrosion Science, (2019) 148, 12-23. 2 . D. Chaliampalias, N. Pliatsikas, E. Pavlidou, K. Kolaklieva, R. Kakanakov, N. Vouroutzis, P. Patsalas, E. K. Polychroniadis, K. Chrissafis, G. Vourlias, Compositionally gradient PVD CrAlSiN films: structural examination and oxidation resistance , Surface Engineering, (2017) 33, 611-616. 3 . D. Chaliampalias, S. Andronis, N. Pliatsikas, E. Pavlidou, D. Tsipas, S. Skolianos, K. Chrissafis, G.Stergioudis, P. Patsalas, G. Vourlias, Formation and oxidation resistance of Al/Ni coatings on low carbon steel by flame spray , Surface & Coatings Technology, (2014) 255, 62–68. 4 . G. Vourlias, D. Chaliampalias, E. Pavlidou, G. Stergioudis, K. Chrissafis, Examination of Zinc coatings on Copper substrates by thermal analysis , Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (2013) 111, 49–55. 5 . D. Chaliampalias, G. Vourlias, E. Pavlidou, S. Skolianos, K. Chrissafis, G. Stergioudis, Comparative examination of the microstructure and high temperature oxidation performance of NiCrBSi flame sprayed and pack cementation coatings , Applied Surface Science, (2009) 255, 3605-3612.
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