Advanced characterization methods for wear resistant hard coatings: a review on recent progress

M Tkadletz, N Schalk, R Daniel, J Keckes… - Surface and Coatings …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Due to economical demands to further increase the efficiency of production processes, it is
essential to exploit the full potential of wear resistant hard coatings. This is, however …

Recent progress and new directions in density functional theory based design of hard coatings

D Music, RW Geyer, JM Schneider - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Hardness, one key property of hard coatings, is proportional to shear modulus, which can be
predicted using density functional theory (DFT). Besides considering hardness, a design …

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 …

An atom probe study of kappa carbide precipitation and the effect of silicon addition

LN Bartlett, DC Van Aken, J Medvedeva… - … Materials Transactions A, 2014‏ - Springer
The influence of silicon on κ-carbide precipitation in lightweight austenitic Fe-30Mn-9Al-
(0.59-1.56) Si-0.9 C-0.5 Mo cast steels was investigated utilizing transmission electron …

[HTML][HTML] Crater wear mechanism of TiAlN coatings during high-speed metal turning

M Moreno, JM Andersson, R Boyd… - Wear, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The influence of the aluminium content (x) on crater wear mechanisms of Ti 1-x Al x N
coated WC-Co inserts in high-speed turning of 316L stainless steel was investigated …

Unprecedented thermal stability of inherently metastable titanium aluminum nitride by point defect engineering

M to Baben, M Hans, D Primetzhofer… - Materials Research …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Extreme cooling rates during physical vapor deposition (PVD) allow growth of metastable
phases. However, we propose that reactive PVD processes can be described by a gas–solid …

[HTML][HTML] On wear of TiAlN coated tools with and without NbN overlayer in machining titanium alloys

R Lindvall, F Lenrick, JM Andersson, R M'Saoubi… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Finding a wear resistant coating for cemented carbide cutting tools in the machining of
difficult to cut Ti alloys is a challenge due to their high strength and chemical reactivity. Tool …

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 …

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 …

Strength, transformation toughening, and fracture dynamics of rocksalt-structure alloys

DG Sangiovanni, F Tasnadi, LJS Johnson, M Odén… - Physical Review …, 2020‏ - APS
Ab initio-calculated ideal strength and toughness describe the upper limits for mechanical
properties attainable in real systems and can, therefore, be used in selection criteria for …