کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5465860 | 1517974 | 2017 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- We deposit CrTiAlN and CrTiAlSiN coatings with various silicon contents.
- Nanocomposite feature is formed as Si content is high.
- The wear resistance of coating is improved as the hardness increases.
- The CrTiAlSiN thin film containing 1.0Â at.% Si exhibits the optimal mechanical properties.
The CrTiAlN and CrTiAlSiN thin films with various silicon contents were fabricated by a magnetron co-sputtering process. The influences of silicon contents on the microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of CrTiAlSiN films were investigated in this work. The crystal structures of CrTiAlN and CrTiAlSiN had face-centered cubic structure. The microstructure of the CrTiAlSiN thin films changed from a columnar structure to a dense and compact morphology as the silicon content increased from 0.4Â at.% to 2.9Â at.%. A nanocomposite microstructure with nanograins around 5Â nm in diameter was achieved for the coating containing 8.0Â at.% Si. A maximum hardness of CrTiAlSiN around 34Â GPa were achieved through a proper adjustment of Si content (~Â 1.0Â at.%). An excellent indentation toughness, Kc, 1.89Â MPam was obtained when the Si content was 1.6Â at.%. The wear resistance of coating was significantly improved as the hardness increased. In this work, the relationship among the hardness, plastic deformation resistance, toughness, tribological properties and Si content was discovered for the CrTiAlSiN coating.
Journal: Thin Solid Films - Volume 638, 30 September 2017, Pages 220-229