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30-03-2018

Effect of Sputtering Current on the Comprehensive Properties of (Ti,Al)N Coating and High-Speed Steel Substrate

Authors: Yongyao Su, Liangliang Tian, Rong Hu, Hongdong Liu, Tong Feng, Jinbiao Wang

Published in: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance | Issue 5/2018

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To improve the practical property of (Ti,Al)N coating on a high-speed steel (HSS) substrate, a series of sputtering currents were used to obtain several (Ti,Al)N coatings using a magnetron sputtering equipment. The phase structure, morphology, and components of (Ti,Al)N coatings were characterized by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, respectively. The performance of (Ti,Al)N coatings, adhesion, hardness, and wear resistance was tested using a scratch tester, micro/nanohardness tester, and tribometer, respectively. Based on the structure–property relationships of (Ti,Al)N coatings, the results show that both the Al content and deposition temperature of (Ti,Al)N coatings increased with sputtering current. A high Al content helped to improve the performance of (Ti,Al)N coatings. However, the HSS substrate was softened during the high sputtering current treatment. Therefore, the optimum sputtering current was determined as 2.5 A that effectively increased the hardness and wear resistance of (Ti,Al)N coating.

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Title: Effect of Sputtering Current on the Comprehensive Properties of (Ti,Al)N Coating and High-Speed Steel Substrate
Authors: Yongyao Su
Liangliang Tian
Rong Hu
Hongdong Liu
Tong Feng
Jinbiao Wang
Publication date: 30-03-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 1059-9495
Electronic ISSN: 1544-1024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3314-x

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