BRIEF OVERVIEW OF METHODS FOR PRODUCING TiSiCN COATINGS AND THE METHOD OF REACTIVE PLASMA SPRAYING

Modern materials science sets itself the task of developing new materials with multifunctional coatings. Materials with such coatings are widely used in various fields of technology: construction and energy, microelectronics, aviation and others. The main reason for the emergence and development of technology for applying multifunctional protective coatings is the desire to increase the durability of parts and assemblies of various machine mechanisms. Wear-resistant hard coatings based on transition metal nitrides and carbonitrides are widely used to extend the life of forging and extrusion dies and high-speed machining tools. Over the past two decades, the widespread use of these coatings has stimulated and supported the development of new processes and materials in an attempt to further improve their properties. Among these coatings, the higher hardness, excellent oxidation resistance and high thermal stability of coatings such as TiSiN and TiSiCN make them the most promising candidates for demanding tribological applications. In addition, TiSiCN coating is a promising material used in marine environments due to its excellent anti-wear and corrosion resistance, as well as high hardness and low friction coefficient. These combinations of properties make TiSiCN coatings potential candidates for protective layers in the automotive and petroleum industries.

The article briefly examines the possibilities of producing TiSiCN coatings using different deposition methods to control the properties of the resulting films and the features of the reactive plasma spraying method. The work describes the most common methods and technologies for producing carbonitride coatings currently used. The latest developments and current trends in the field of plasma spray coating technologies are reviewed, taking into account important innovations for industrial coatings. New conclusions that were obtained as a result of fundamental and applied research in physics or chemistry are based on them. The article provides a comparative review of the characteristics of obtaining wear-resistant TiSiCN coatings and the features of using reactive plasma spraying to obtain wear-resistant coatings. Based on an analysis of the literature, it can be argued that the further development of reactive plasma technology is associated with the development of a new resource-saving method for the formation of composite coatings with increased corrosion and tribological characteristics, which corresponds to the development trends of world science. 

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