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 …

We provide an experimental and theoretical description of the high temperature fracture
behaviour of TiN thin films. For this, we employ molecular dynamics and density functional …

FeCrAlY coating with excellent LBE corrosion resistance is considered one of the most
important candidate corrosion-resistant coatings in LFRs. However, the critical Y content …

Reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (R-HiPIMS) is seen as a key-technology
for the deposition of future hard and multifunctional coatings. Increased ionisation rates …

The TiAlSiN coating has garnered significant interest due to its exceptional hardness, high
oxidation resistance temperature, robust film-substrate bond strength, excellent wear …

Ternary W 1− x Ta x B 2− z is a promising protective coating material possessing enhanced
ductile character and phase stability compared to closely related binaries. Here, the …

An Al/Ni composite coating was deposited on the surface of a pure Ti substrate by arc spray
technology and plasma spray technology. In order to enable the in-situ reaction between the …

Magnetron sputter deposition was applied to grow thin metal films in the presence of
impurities. These impurities are ambient gas molecules and/or atoms from the residual gas …

TiSiN coatings are of high interest for the cutting industry, since they not only offer excellent
mechanical properties, but also exhibit exceptional oxidation resistance. Although up to date …

In this perspective sustainability-relevant aspects of modern surface engineering
technologies, which enable improved structural and functional surface properties, are …