[HTML][HTML] Hard coatings for cutting applications: Physical vs. chemical vapor deposition and future challenges for the coatings community

N Schalk, M Tkadletz, C Mitterer - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Since decades, protective hard coatings with thicknesses of a few micrometers are grown by
physical or chemical vapor deposition (PVD, CVD) on cutting tools to improve their …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis route, microstructural evolution, and mechanical property relationship of high-entropy alloys (HEAs): A review

OT Onawale, PV Cobbinah, RA Nzeukou… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microstructural phase evolution during melting and casting depends on the rate of cooling,
the collective mobility of constituent elements, and binary constituent pairs. Parameters used …

Fracture toughness and structural evolution in the TiAlN system upon annealing

M Bartosik, C Rumeau, R Hahn, ZL Zhang… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Hard coatings used to protect engineering components from external loads and harsh
environments should ideally be strong and tough. Here we study the fracture toughness, K …

[HTML][HTML] Ion kinetic energy-and ion flux-dependent mechanical properties and thermal stability of (Ti, Al) N thin films

SK Aghda, DM Holzapfel, D Music, Y Unutulmazsoy… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Ion-irradiation-induced changes in structure, elastic properties, and thermal stability of
metastable c-(Ti, Al) N thin films synthesized by high-power pulsed magnetron sputtering …

Multilayered ZrN/CrN coatings with enhanced thermal and mechanical properties

OV Maksakova, S Simoẽs, AD Pogrebnjak… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Multilayered ZrN/CrN coatings were produced by the cathodic arc physical vapor
deposition (CA-PVD). Morphology, element distribution, structural and thermal properties …

Origin of high temperature oxidation resistance of Ti–Al–Ta–N coatings

R Hollerweger, H Riedl, J Paulitsch, M Arndt… - Surface and Coatings …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Alloying Ti–Al–N coatings with Ta has proven to enhance their hardness, thermal
stability, and oxidation resistance. However, especially for arc-evaporated Ti–Al–Ta–N …

A mechanistic approach of oxidation resistance, structural and mechanical behaviour of TiAlN coatings

L Chavee, E Serag, M da Silva Pires, S Lucas… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Although Ti x Al 1-x N has been thoroughly studied, it is still unclear how Ti x Al 1-x
N coatings annealed for extended duration behave from a structural point of view, and if …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of Si content on phase stability and mechanical properties of TiAlSiN films grown by AlSi-HiPIMS/Ti-DCMS co-sputtering

TW Hsu, G Greczynski, R Boyd, S Kolozsvári… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ti 1− x (Al y Si 1− y) x N coatings covering a wide compositional range, 0.38< x<
0.76 and 0.68≤ y≤ 1.00, are deposited to investigate the influence of Al+/Si+ ion irradiation …

In situ X-ray scattering study of the cubic to hexagonal transformation of AlN in Ti1− xAlxN

N Norrby, L Rogström, MP Johansson-Jõesaar… - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present work, we have studied the decomposition of arc-evaporated Ti 0.55 Al 0.45 N
and Ti 0.36 Al 0.64 N during heat treatments in vacuum by in situ synchrotron wide-angle X …

Interface-directed spinodal decomposition in TiAlN/CrN multilayer hard coatings studied by atom probe tomography

I Povstugar, PP Choi, D Tytko, JP Ahn, D Raabe - Acta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Microstructural and compositional changes in TiAlN/CrN multilayered films occurring at
temperatures up to 1000° C were studied at different length scales by a combination of atom …