Evaluation on wear behavior of Cr-Ag-N and Cr-W-N PVD nanocomposite coatings using two different types of tribometer

Practice has proven that CrN performs better than TiN under some specific tribological applications. Nevertheless, the relatively soft nature of CrN still remains a problem. This paper reports experimental results on increases in hardness of sputtered PVD CrN coatings by means of additions of varying content of Ag or W. The resulting Cr-Ag-N and Cr-W-N coatings, grown on JIS SKH51 steel substrates, were characterized using SEM, EDS, WDS, XRD, micro-indentation hardness testing and scratch adhesion tests. Moreover, wear behavior was studied on two types of tribometer, employing different contact regimes — a ‘cylinder-on-disk’ line-contact reciprocating-sliding regime and a ‘ball-on-disk’ point-contact rotating-sliding regime.The experimental results can be summarized as follows: The hardness of Cr-W-N coatings increased with increasing W content; reversely, that of Cr-Ag-N coatings decreased with increasing Ag content. The additions of Ag and W resulted in a formation of secondary phases, elemental Ag and WN, respectively, uniformly embedded in the CrN coatings. With the two different types of tribometer, the observed trends for wear behavior, wear and friction coefficient, were nearly identical, indicating that both Ag and W additions to CrN coatings were beneficial. However, the Cr-W-N coatings were significantly more wear resistant than the Cr-Ag-N coatings. With the addition of W at 6.8 at.%, the largest wear improvement of 73%-85% was achieved.     

TiN/Cr/Al2O3 and TiN/Al2O3 hybrid coatings structure features and properties resulting from combined treatment

New experimental results are presented on the structure and the elemental and phase composition of hybrid coatings, which were deposited on a substrate of AISI 321 stainless steel using a combination of plasma-detonation, vacuum-arc and subsequent High-Current Electron Beam (HCEB) treatment. We found that an increase in energy density intensified mass transfer processes and resulted in changes in aluminum oxide phase composition (γ → α and β → α). Also we observed the formation of a nanocrystalline structure in Al₂O₃ coatings. Electron beam treatment of a hybrid coating surface induced higher adhesion, decreased the intensity of surface wear and increased corrosion resistance in a sulphuric acid solution. The corrosion resistance of the coatings was studied in several electrolytic solutions (0.5 M H₂SO₄, 1 M HCl, 0.75 M NaCl) using electrochemical techniques. In most cases the corrosion resistance was improved, except those in NaCl solutions. The nano-hardness of the protecting coating was 13 GPa before electron beam melting and 9 GPa after it (as a result of TiN and Al₂O₃ sub-layers mixing).     

Microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of Cr1−xAlxN films deposited by pulsed-closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering (P-CFUBMS)

Nanocrystallized Cr_1−xAl_xN films with various Al contents (0 to 68 at.%) were deposited by pulsed closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering (P-CFUBMS). The effects of aluminum content on the microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of the Cr_1−xAl_xN films have been investigated. It was found that the hardness and elastic modulus of Cr_1−xAl_xN films increased with increasing Al contents in the films and reached the highest value of 36 GPa and 370 GPa, respectively, at an Al content of 58.5 at.%. Addition of Al beyond 64.0 at.% resulted in a change in crystal structure from B1 cubic to B4 hexagonal phase. The wear resistance improved gradually with the increase of Al in the Cr_1−xAl_xN films. A combination of the abrasive and adhesive wear mechanism was proposed based on the SEM and EDS analysis of the wear track. The steady state dry coefficient of friction measured against a WC ball for the Cr_1−xAl_xN films were in the range of 0.36-0.55, and the wear rate was in the 10^− 6 mm³ N^− 1 m^− 1 range.     

Sliding wear of non-hydrogenated diamond-like carbon coatings against magnesium

Magnesium alloys are of increasing interest to the automobile industry for their potential in reducing vehicle weight, and in turn, improving fuel economy and lowering emissions. It follows that improving the magnesium manufacturing processes will promote greater use of magnesium alloys in automobiles. In recent years, diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings have attracted attention for their low coefficient of friction (COF) and wear rates. The implementation of DLC coatings on tool and die surfaces may help increase the efficiency of magnesium component manufacturing processes (such as cutting and sheet forming) and also improve the surface quality of the finished products.In this study, the dry sliding wear behaviour of magnetron sputtered non-hydrogenated DLC coatings against Mg (> 99.9 wt.%) was investigated using a vacuum pin-on-disc tribometer. Tests were performed in ambient air (28% RH) and in argon, under a constant load of 5 N and at a sliding speed of 0.12 m/s. In argon, the non-hydrogenated DLC coatings showed a very low COF of 0.05 after an initial running-in period. Carbonaceous material transfer from the non-hydrogenated DLC to the contact surface of the Mg pin was observed in argon. Changing the test atmosphere from argon to ambient air increased the COF to 0.40, which was accompanied by the formation of oxidized Mg debris and an increased wear rate. The friction and wear mechanisms of non-hydrogenated DLC coatings against Mg are proposed to rationalize experimental observations.     

Ag—Ln（Ln=La,Ce,Gd）液态合金短程有序性的热力学讨论

本文利用理想缔合液液模型，计算了１３００－１６００Ｋ温度范围内，Ａｇ－Ｌｎ（Ｌｎ＝Ｌａ，Ｃｅ，Ｇｄ）三个二元系的热力学数据；认为在液相中存在着Ａｇ３Ｌｎ和ＡｇＬｎ得缔合物，并利用浓度相互作用函数Ｓｃｃ（Ｏ）对这种短程有序性进行了讨论。     

The Effect of Intensity Pulsed Ion Beam Irradiation on Wear Resistance of High-speed Steel

INTENSITY pulsed ion beam(IPIB)technology hasbeen developed over the last two decades primarily fornuclear fusion and high-energy density physicsresearch,which is also named as high-intensity pulsedion beam technology(HPIB)and becomes a newmodification technique of materials surface such as inthe fields of metal materials modification,functionalfilms and nano-powder synthesis[1-5].Directdeposition of a beam into a solid surface results in arapid melt and resolidification with heating and…     

FeCrCoWCBY2O3合金激光熔覆层的性能研究

通过对FeCrCoWCBY2O3合金粉末在低碳钢表面进行激光熔覆，获得了C、B含量较高的无裂纹熔覆层，其厚度在1．0～1．5mm之间。利用XRD、SEM等分析了熔覆层的成分及显微组织结构，并测试了涂层的硬度和耐磨性。结果显示：激光处理后表面迅速熔化和冷却，组织由马氏体、残余奥氏体枝晶和枝晶间碳化物组成；熔覆层的硬度比熔覆基体提高3倍多，且硬度最高值不在表层，而在距离表面0．3mm处；耐磨性相对基体提高接近2倍。     

原位自生钢基复合材料耐磨性能的研究

用铸造的方法制备了原位自生复合碳化物[(Ti,W,Cr,V,Nb)C]增强钢基复合材料,并对该复合材料的磨粒磨损性能及磨损机理进行了研究。结果表明,采用该方法制备的钢基自生复合材料中,自生碳化物颗粒细小、圆整、且分布均匀,碳化物颗粒增强相体积分数达到42.8%;原位自生钢基复合材料的耐磨性能优良。在磨粒磨损条件下,其磨损机制主要是显微切削、颗粒脱落和脆性剥落;稀土和合金元素能够提高原位自生钢基复合材料的耐磨性能。     

A359-Zr(CO3)2体系反应合成复合材料的组织及润滑磨损性哪

研究了新型反应体系A359-Zr（CO3）2熔体反应法制备的（Al3Zr＋Al2O3）p／A359复合材料边界油润滑条件下的滑动磨损性能。结果表明，由于颗粒的支撑减磨作用，复合材料的磨损量随载荷的增大和时间的延长均远小于基体材料，当载荷为1176N时体积分数为12％的复合材料磨损量为4．9mg，而基体材料的磨损量为27．5mg，复合材料比基体材料耐磨性提高了6倍；由磨损表面SEN观察表明：基体A359合金存在严重粘着和变形，表现为粘着磨损和剥层磨损，复合材料的磨损类型表现为磨粒磨损。     

Effects of temperature and current density on the surface hardness and tribological properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy by molten salt carburization

Surface hardening of Ti-6Al-4V alloy was achieved by carburization in a molten salt bath containing BaCO₃ as the carbon-yielding agent with electrolysis within the temperature range 790–930°C. The hardness of the total carburizing layer (TCD) is influenced by the bath temperature, the applied current density and the carburizing period. The major hardening effect is considered to be the formation of a solid solution of carbon in -Ti. The oxide film wrapping at the outermost surface of cathodically charged specimens, identified to be mainly BaTiO₃, was formed irrespective of the bath temperature during the quenching process and has no effect on the surface hardening. The optimal carburizing parameters obtained in this study for surface hardening are carburizing at 930±10°C (bath temperature) and 0.3 A/Cm² (applied current density) for 90 min (carburizing period), while those for tribological properties improvement are carburizing at 860±5°C and 0.3 A/Cm² for 90 min.