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Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti/AlTiN/Ti-diamondlike carbon composite coatings on steel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Xiaolu Pang ,
Huisheng Yang ,
Shijian Shi ,
Kewei Gao ,
Yanbin Wang  and
Alex A. Volinsky
Xiaolu Pang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Huisheng Yang*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Shijian Shi
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Kewei Gao
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Yanbin Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Alex A. Volinsky
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: pangxl@mater.ustb.edu.cn
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Abstract

Ti/AlTiN/Ti-diamondlike carbon (DLC) composite coatings were deposited by mid-frequency magnetron sputtering and Hall ion source-assisted deposition on high-speed steel W18Cr4V substrates. The coating microstructure and mechanical properties, including hardness, elastic modulus, coefficient of friction, and wear properties were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scratch and ball-on-disk friction tests, respectively. Fairly smooth composite coating with strong interfacial adhesion and good mechanical properties was produced. The substrate bias increases sp3 bonds contents in the DLC layer, thus coating hardness increased from 14 to 24 GPa and elastic modulus from 190 to 230 GPa with the increased substrate bias. Adhesion of interfaces between Ti-DLC and AlTiN layer, AlTiN and the steel substrate decreased with the substrate bias. The coefficient of friction is between 0.10 and 0.15, except when the substrate bias is 500 V, it is 0.2. Composite coating wear resistance increased with the substrate bias.

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AdhesionTribologyHardness
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 25 , Issue 11 , November 2010 , pp. 2159 - 2165
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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