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TiCN/TiNbCN multilayer coatings with enhanced mechanical properties

Abstract

Enhancement of mechanical properties by using a TiCN/TiNbCN multilayered system with different bilayer periods ({Lambda}) and bilayer numbers (n) via magnetron sputtering technique was studied in this work. The coatings were characterized in terms of structural, chemical, morphological and mechanical properties by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and nanoindentation. Results of the X-ray analysis showed reflections associated to FCC (1 1 1) crystal structure for TiCN/TiNbCN films. AFM analysis revealed a reduction of grain size and roughness when the bilayer number is increased and the bilayer period is decreased. Finally, enhancement of mechanical properties was determined via nanoindentation measurements. The best behavior was obtained when the bilayer period ({Lambda}) was 15 nm (n 200), yielding the highest hardness (42 GPa) and elastic modulus (408 GPa). The values for the hardness and elastic modulus are 1.6 and 1.3 times greater than the coating with n = 1, respectively. The enhancement effects in multilayer coatings could be attributed to different mechanisms for layer formation with nanometric thickness due to the Hall-Petch effect; because this effect, originally used to explain the increase in hardness with decreasing grain size in bulk polycrystalline metals, has  More>>
Authors:
Caicedo, J.C., E-mail: Jcesarca@calima.univalle.edu.co; [1]  Amaya, C; [1]  Laboratory of Hard Coatings, CDT-ASTIN SENA, Cali (Colombia)]; Yate, L; [2]  Gomez, M E; Zambrano, G; [1]  Alvarado-Rivera, J; Munoz-Saldana, J; [3]  Prieto, P; [1]  Center of Excellence on Novel Materials, CENM, Calle 13 100-00 Edificio 320, espacio 1026, Cali (Colombia)]
  1. Thin Film Group, Universidad del Valle, Cali (Colombia)
  2. Department de Fisica Aplicada i Optica, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalunya (Spain)
  3. Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Queretaro, Mexico (Mexico)
Publication Date:
Aug 01, 2010
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Applied Surface Science; Journal Volume: 256; Journal Issue: 20; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBON COMPOUNDS; COATINGS; DISLOCATIONS; FCC LATTICES; FILMS; HARDNESS; LAYERS; MAGNETRONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE RANGE GIGA PA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPUTTERING; THICKNESS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; YOUNG MODULUS
OSTI ID:
22058147
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0169-4332; CODEN: ASUSEE; Other: PII: S0169-4332(10)00362-4; TRN: NL10S0481018629
Availability:
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.03.071
Submitting Site:
NLN
Size:
page(s) 5898-5904
Announcement Date:
Feb 21, 2013

Citation Formats

Caicedo, J.C., E-mail: Jcesarca@calima.univalle.edu.co, Amaya, C, Laboratory of Hard Coatings, CDT-ASTIN SENA, Cali (Colombia)], Yate, L, Gomez, M E, Zambrano, G, Alvarado-Rivera, J, Munoz-Saldana, J, Prieto, P, and Center of Excellence on Novel Materials, CENM, Calle 13 100-00 Edificio 320, espacio 1026, Cali (Colombia)]. TiCN/TiNbCN multilayer coatings with enhanced mechanical properties. Netherlands: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1016/J.APSUSC.2010.03.071.
Caicedo, J.C., E-mail: Jcesarca@calima.univalle.edu.co, Amaya, C, Laboratory of Hard Coatings, CDT-ASTIN SENA, Cali (Colombia)], Yate, L, Gomez, M E, Zambrano, G, Alvarado-Rivera, J, Munoz-Saldana, J, Prieto, P, & Center of Excellence on Novel Materials, CENM, Calle 13 100-00 Edificio 320, espacio 1026, Cali (Colombia)]. TiCN/TiNbCN multilayer coatings with enhanced mechanical properties. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APSUSC.2010.03.071
Caicedo, J.C., E-mail: Jcesarca@calima.univalle.edu.co, Amaya, C, Laboratory of Hard Coatings, CDT-ASTIN SENA, Cali (Colombia)], Yate, L, Gomez, M E, Zambrano, G, Alvarado-Rivera, J, Munoz-Saldana, J, Prieto, P, and Center of Excellence on Novel Materials, CENM, Calle 13 100-00 Edificio 320, espacio 1026, Cali (Colombia)]. 2010. "TiCN/TiNbCN multilayer coatings with enhanced mechanical properties." Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APSUSC.2010.03.071.
@misc{etde_22058147,
title = {TiCN/TiNbCN multilayer coatings with enhanced mechanical properties}
author = {Caicedo, J.C., E-mail: Jcesarca@calima.univalle.edu.co, Amaya, C, Laboratory of Hard Coatings, CDT-ASTIN SENA, Cali (Colombia)], Yate, L, Gomez, M E, Zambrano, G, Alvarado-Rivera, J, Munoz-Saldana, J, Prieto, P, and Center of Excellence on Novel Materials, CENM, Calle 13 100-00 Edificio 320, espacio 1026, Cali (Colombia)]}
abstractNote = {Enhancement of mechanical properties by using a TiCN/TiNbCN multilayered system with different bilayer periods ({Lambda}) and bilayer numbers (n) via magnetron sputtering technique was studied in this work. The coatings were characterized in terms of structural, chemical, morphological and mechanical properties by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and nanoindentation. Results of the X-ray analysis showed reflections associated to FCC (1 1 1) crystal structure for TiCN/TiNbCN films. AFM analysis revealed a reduction of grain size and roughness when the bilayer number is increased and the bilayer period is decreased. Finally, enhancement of mechanical properties was determined via nanoindentation measurements. The best behavior was obtained when the bilayer period ({Lambda}) was 15 nm (n 200), yielding the highest hardness (42 GPa) and elastic modulus (408 GPa). The values for the hardness and elastic modulus are 1.6 and 1.3 times greater than the coating with n = 1, respectively. The enhancement effects in multilayer coatings could be attributed to different mechanisms for layer formation with nanometric thickness due to the Hall-Petch effect; because this effect, originally used to explain the increase in hardness with decreasing grain size in bulk polycrystalline metals, has also been used to explain hardness enhancements in multilayers taking into account the thickness reduction at individual single layers that make the multilayered system. The Hall-Petch model based on dislocation motion within layers and across layer interfaces, has been successfully applied to multilayers to explain this hardness enhancement.}
doi = {10.1016/J.APSUSC.2010.03.071}
journal = []
issue = {20}
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journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {2010}
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