Detailed microstructure and the influence of post-treatment on CVD TiAlN wear-resistant coatings

IF 4.2 2区材料科学 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials Pub Date : 2025-01-28 DOI:10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2025.107077

Monica Mead , Olof Bäcke , Thorsten Manns , Dirk Stiens , Mats Halvarsson

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Abstract

In this work, the growth modes of low-pressure chemical vapour deposition (LP-CVD) nano-lamellar TiAlN coatings deposited on cemented carbide substrates and the influence of blasting post-treatment on the microstructure are investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and transmission Kikuchi diffraction (TKD). Detailed information on the microstructure is revealed and gives insight into the growth mechanisms during deposition. Local information on the influence of blast-treatment on the micro- and nanostructure reveals how the material is influenced by external stresses on a microstructural level.

Two distinct surface morphologies corresponding to specific grain orientations with <111> and <110> directions parallel to the coating normal are observed. Additionally, a growth mechanism is proposed, which suggests that the surface reaction kinetics are influenced by the detailed microstructure of the grains, leading to locally varying Al/Ti ratios. Blast-treatment of the TiAlN coatings leads to bending and intermixing of the nano-lamellae, where the direct visualization of the lamellae enabled the estimation of the deformation. Continuous lattice rotations were observed in the near-surface region, where the magnitude of the lattice rotation in areas with a high orientation density of <110> directions was more pronounced as compared to areas with a high orientation density of <111> directions. This could be related to the local Schmid factors.

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$International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials$

International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials 工程技术-材料科学：综合

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7.00

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13.90%

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236

审稿时长

35 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials (IJRMHM) publishes original research articles concerned with all aspects of refractory metals and hard materials. Refractory metals are defined as metals with melting points higher than 1800 °C. These are tungsten, molybdenum, chromium, tantalum, niobium, hafnium, and rhenium, as well as many compounds and alloys based thereupon. Hard materials that are included in the scope of this journal are defined as materials with hardness values higher than 1000 kg/mm2, primarily intended for applications as manufacturing tools or wear resistant components in mechanical systems. Thus they encompass carbides, nitrides and borides of metals, and related compounds. A special focus of this journal is put on the family of hardmetals, which is also known as cemented tungsten carbide, and cermets which are based on titanium carbide and carbonitrides with or without a metal binder. Ceramics and superhard materials including diamond and cubic boron nitride may also be accepted provided the subject material is presented as hard materials as defined above.