Microstructure,mechanical, tribological,and oxidizing properties of AlCrSiN/AlCrVN/AlCrNbN multilayer coatings with different modulated thicknesses |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, PR China;2. College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, PR China;3. Zhuzhou Huarui Precision Cutting Tools Co., Ltd, Zhuzhou, 412000, PR China;4. Powder Metallurgy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China |
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Abstract: | 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 study, four types of AlCrSiN/AlCrVN/AlCrNbN multilayer coatings, with different modulated thicknesses, were deposited to investigate their microstructure, mechanical, tribological, and oxidizing properties. All multilayer coatings exhibited grain growth along the crystallographic plane of (200) with a NaCl-type face-centered cubic (FCC) structure. The results show that, as the modulation thickness decreases from ~35 nm to ~10 nm, (1) the grain refinement effect is increasingly evident; (2) all multilayer coatings show a hardness of >30 GPa and an elastic modulus of >300 GPa. Both the ability to resist elastic strain to failure and the plastic deformation of multilayer coatings increase. In addition, their resistance to cracking reduces; (3) the wear rates of these multilayer coatings reduce successively from 1.78 × 10?16 m3 N?1 m?1 to 7.7 × 10?17 m3 N?1 m?1. This is attributed to an increase in self-lubricating VOx and a decrease in adhesives from the counterparts; (4) the best high-temperature oxidation resistance was obtained for the multilayer coating with a modulated thickness of ~15 nm. |
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Keywords: | AlCrSiN/AlCrVN/AlCrNbN multilayer coatings Modulated thickness Mechanical properties Elemental diffusion Wear resistance Oxidation resistance |
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