Experimental investigation of the solid particle erosion behavior of Cr/Cr2O3 and Cr/H2SO4 coatings using ex-situ digital image analysis

Mehmet Esat Aydin, Mehmet Bagci, Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Konya Technical University

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Published online on June 30, 2026

Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, Ahead of Print.
This study experimentally investigated the solid particle erosion behavior of black chromium (Cr/Cr2O3) and white chromium (Cr/H2SO4) coatings deposited on St37 steel under different impact angles, temperatures, and particle loads. The main objective of ...