Two surface treatments, molybdenizing and depositing NiCrAlY coating, were applied to improve the microhardness and the oxidation re-sistance of titanium and Ti-6Al-4V. Coupons were analyzed using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with X-ray energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Vickers hardness and isothermal oxidation tests were carried out to evaluate the effects of these two surface treatments on the microhardness and oxidation resistance of the substrates. The post vacuum heat treatment of the NiCrAlY coating and the molybdenizing parameters were also discussed. It is found that molybdenizing can obviously in-crease the surface hardness of titanium due to the formation of β, α″, and α′ phases in the diffusion layer. As γ′ phase is formed after vacuum heat treatment, the NiCrAlY coating is effective in improving the surface hardness of Ti-6Al-4V. The NiCrAlY coating can obviously de-crease the oxidation rate of Ti-6Al-4V at 700-900°C, which can be attributed to the formation of Al2O3 and Cr2O3 mixed scale during the oxidation.
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