Nanostructured TiAlSi-CN:Me/a-CN:Si3N4 Composite Coatings Deposited by Advanced PVD Technique

Autor: Karlis Berzins, Zane Trubina, Janis Lungevics, Armands Leitans, Irina Boiko, Uldis Kanders
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Solid State Phenomena. 320:37-42
ISSN: 1662-9779
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.320.37
Popis: Nanostructured smart coatings (NSC) based on the TiAlSi-CN composite structure elements were deposited using advanced reactive physical vapor deposition (PVD) method. The novel NSC on steel substrates demonstrated enhanced wear and corrosion resistance required for multifunctional high-tech applications. The deposited NSC containing TiAlSi-CN nanoparticles strengthened by Cr, Nb and Hf additives exhibited a coefficient of friction (CoF) less than 0.2 and wear rate as low as 10E-8 mm3/Nm. In addition, some self-healing properties were observed preventing denitrification of the core carbon-nitride (CN) layer due to specific tribochemical reactions of Al and Si constituents. Thus, the chemical composition and tentative nano-structure of the NSC can be described by a stoichiometric formula TiAlSi-CN:Me/a-CxNy:Si3N4, where Me=Cr, Nb or Hf.
Databáze: OpenAIRE