The nanostructure, wear and corrosion performance of arc-evaporated CrBxNy nanocomposite coatings

PVD and CVD Hard Coatings

“…In many attempts, nitrogen has been added to diboride coatings, with the goal to increase toughness by forming a nanocomposite structure consisting of the respective diboride and nitride phases (Herr et al, 1994;Jayaraman et al, 2006;Mitterer et al, 1990;Ürgen et al, 1995). Very similar results have also been reported for the Cr-B-N system (Polychronopoulou et al, 2009;Polychronopoulou et al, 2008). A nanocomposite structure within the TiN-TiB x -BN system has been obtained.…”

Mechanical, tribological and corrosion performance of WBN composite films deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering

“…Compared to the substrate, ER for the substrate which coated with W 2 N and WBN films is shifted to higher values, the passive current density shows an opposite trend. In general, the higher of corrosion potential and the lower passive current density represent better corrosion resistance [19]. This indicates that the corrosion resistance of the substrate is improved after depositing films.…”

“…It should be noted that the mechanical properties of the films may be severely influenced by the corrosion processes. Therefore, it is important, from a technological and economical point of view, to improve both the tribological and corrosion resistance of machine parts [19].…”

Enhanced hardness of CrAlSiN/W2N superlattice coatings deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering

“…1 In the nitride systems, chromium nitride (CrN) coatings with low friction coefficient, high microhardness, and high toughness have been extensively investigated and applied to improve the useful lifetime of tool steels and components. [2][3][4] In the literature, many researchers doped a third element (such as Al, W, Zr, and.…”