Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5356313 | Applied Surface Science | 2014 | 36 Pages |
Abstract
The deposition rate achieved with the powder targets was â¼30% higher than that obtained from the smelting targets. TiAlN coatings deposited by two types of targets have totally different surface morphology. The surface roughness of the coating with powder target was 20% lower than with smelting target. The number of metallic macro-particles in the coating prepared by powder target was fewer than that by smelting target as a function of the nitrogen flow rates. The phase of coatings is related to the nitrogen flow rate. When the nitrogen flow rate is 20Â sccm, both coatings have a phase c-TiN. When the nitrogen flow rate is >20Â sccm, both coatings exhibits a stable phase Ti2AlN. The formation of Ti2AlN was attributed to the nitrogen concentration in the coatings and the elevated deposition temperature. The coatings grown from powder targets showed superiority in adhesion strength but less well-behaved in hardness, which is in contrast to those synthesized from the smelting targets.
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Authors
Wuping Zhou, Juncai Liang, Fengge Zhang, Jiangang Mu, Haibo Zhao,