En este trabajo se caracterizó la microestructura, la adherencia y el coeficiente de desgate de recubrimientos de CuxAly depositados mediante proyección térmica sobre sustratos de latón. En el estudio se utilizaron como parámetros de evaluación la preparación superficial del sustrato y un recubrimiento intermedio que actúa como capa adhesiva. El análisis de la composición química se hizo mediante la fluorescencia de rayos X (FRX), el análisis estructural se realizó por medio de la difracción de rayos X (DRX) y la microscopía electrónica de transmisión (MET). La adherencia se determinó mediante los ensayos de rayado transversales, la respuesta mecánica se evaluó mediante la medición de la dureza Knoop y pruebas de desgaste abrasivo tres cuerpos y "Pin en disco".  Los resultados permitieron establecer que el recubrimiento sin capa adhesiva y preparada por granallado metálico puede ser utilizado en la recuperación de piezas debido a que presenta menor falla cohesiva.

Coatings based on Ti, Si, W, and Al synthesized by different techniques have been investigated in order to better understand their properties; however, there are few results related to their wear behavior. In this paper, TiSi, AlTi, and WTi coatings were applied by means of a sputtering system on 316L stainless steel substrates in order to evaluate their behavior through a ball-on-disc wear test. Adhesive wear tests were carried out using the ball-on-disc technique, which allowed the coefficient of friction to be measured. The morphological characterization was based on an analysis of the SEM images and on the optical profilometry of the wear traces of the coatings, used to calculate the wear rate. An analysis of the wear products was carried out based on information provided by the SEM-EDS, Raman spectroscopy, and XPS techniques, which provided information about the tribo-chemical behavior of the coatings subjected to the ball-on-disc test. The morphological analysis showed that the TiSi and AlTi coatings exhibited premature failure, which was corroborated by means of the coefficient of friction curves. It was also observed that the WTi coating exhibited better behavior against the wear test, with a coefficient of friction lower than that of the stainless-steel substrate, without showing evidence of premature failure, which can be explained as a consequence of the tribo-chemical behavior of the WxOy produced in the coating.