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 …

The limit of applicability of the correlation between the ratio of hardness to elastic modulus
(H/E) of coating systems and their wear resistance has been explored. Experimental …

Deviation from equimolar composition in high-entropy multielement ceramics offers a
possibility of fine-tuning the materials' properties for targeted application. Here, we present a …

TiSiN coatings were synthesised onto AISI M42 tool steel substrates via closed field
unbalanced magnetron sputtering ion plating, using bias voltages of− 40 and− 50 V. The …

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 …

Modern automotive systems strictly demands increased mechanical and thermal loads, a
longer service life and the weight reduction. Low friction hard coatings are extensively used …

For the implementation of thin ceramic hard coatings into intensive application
environments, the fracture toughness is a particularly important material design parameter …

Micro-mechanical properties of Ti (C, N) and Zr (C, N) coatings deposited by chemical vapor
deposition on a WC-Co cemented carbide substrate were examined by micro-compression …

The application of a negative substrate bias during physical vapor deposition can have
important effects on the surface morphology, structure and properties of ceramic-based …

Hardness and toughness are among of the most important physical properties of hard
coatings and it is important to analyze them at temperatures present during coating …