TY - JOUR A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Schwarz, J. A1 - Oertel, B. T1 - Sol-gel alumina coatings on stainless steel for wear protection JF - Journal of sol gel science and technology N2 - The aluminium oxide films on austenitic steel are prepared from sols of re-dispersed boehmite nano powders in water. After dip-coating of the sol, a heat treatment including drying, calcination and annealing in vacuum at temperatures up to 1100°C is performed to obtain crack-free coatings of a thickness up to 6 µm. XRD measurements detect α- and γ-alumina, a TiOx-phase at the metal/coating interface and a gradient of phase formation in the coating. The strong adhesion on the substrates is due to the layered assembly and gradient composition of the coating caused by an inter-diffusion of metal cations and oxygen in the metal/oxide interface during heat treatment. Residual stress measurements by X-rays result in compressive stresses of 2–4 GPa in the alumina coatings. The pin-on-disc test shows a remarkable improvement of wear resistance obtained by sol-gel coatings. The α-alumina content and the compressive stress of the coatings correlate with wear resistance of the coatings. KW - Alumina KW - Sol-gel KW - Coating KW - Wear protection KW - Residual stress PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-006-6470-7 SN - 0928-0707 SN - 1573-4846 VL - 38 IS - 2 SP - 179 EP - 184 PB - Kluwer Academic Publ. CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-12435 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -