The adhesion strength and mechanical properties of hard coatings on substrates can be
improved by adding an interlayer, which is also known as an adhesion, buffer, or seed layer …

The study involved the investigation of the effect of the thickness of the adhesion layers (0.3
and 0.7 μm) and the wear-resistant layer (2.0, 4.0, 6.0, and 8.0 μm) on the microhardness …

NiCrN coatings, with varying Ni contents, were deposited on AISI M2 tool steel substrates
using closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering ion plating (CFUMSIP) where the NiCr …

During physical vapor deposition (PVD), bias voltage is usually applied to the substrate for
tuning the ion energies and tailoring the coating structure and mechanical properties of a …

In this research, the Al 2 O 3/MoS 2 nanocomposite coating layer was applied on the surface
of Ti-6Al-4 V alloy by hybrid method (combination of Electro-Spark Deposition (ESD) and …

Film protection has become a crucial means to improve the corrosion and wear performance
of key components in aggressive environment. In this study, the feasibility of using MoS 2 …

Protective thin films have gained extensive applications in various industries, especially in
machining. The present work investigates the structure-mechanical properties relations of Cr …

This work investigates the tribocorrosion properties of the nickel boride layer on an Inconel
718 superalloy immersed in a neutral solution of sodium sulfate and sodium chloride. The …

Substrate materials have a significant influence on the coating properties, especially on the
adhesion of coating to substrate. Therefore, the understanding of the substrate materials …

Multilayer structure design is one of the most promising methods for improving the
comprehensive performance of AlCrN-based hard coatings applied to cutting tools. In this …