The flexibility of the physical vapor deposition (PVD) method in obtaining coatings with a
delicate control at a nanometric level provides superior properties. Among these coatings …

Binary systems (layers) and multicomponent layers with bilayer thicknesses varying from
microns to a few nanometers are considered. A strong dependence of the microstructure …

The structure, the stress-strain state, and the mechanical properties (hardness and wear
resistance) of titanium nitride coatings deposited on a substrate by a vacuum-arc method at …

In the production of transition metal nitride hard coatings under specific deposition
conditions, the resulting residual stresses play a critical role in determining the mechanical …

Commercial ceramic protective coatings usually exhibit high hardness, but low ductility
impairs their performance and application-oriented properties. Accordingly, a state-of-the-art …

Although Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) is extremely versatile in the palette of coating
materials and substrates to which it can be applied, many potentially viable hard coating …

A detailed characterization was conducted to investigate the mechanical, wear and
corrosion properties of CrN coatings deposited using a duplex technique combining …

Coating of metallic industrial parts with titanium nitride (TiN) is widely used with the aim to
improve the mechanical and tribological properties of these parts. In the present work, TiN …

The pulsed cathodic arc deposition technique was used to synthesize titanium–zirconium
nitride (TiZrN) thin films at different substrate temperatures. A microstructural analysis …

Abstract Titanium Nitride (TiN) films were obtained using the grid-assisted magnetron
sputtering deposition technique on Al substrates in two conditions: under constant and …