Tribological Behavior and Wear Mechanisms of TiN/TiCN/TiN Multilayer Coatings

  • Y. L. Su
  • , W. H. Kao

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Abstract

This work employs the PVD process to deposit coatings of single layer TiN, binary layer TiN/TiCN, multilayer TiN\Ti\TiN, and sequenced TiN\TiCN\TiN multilayer coatings with variable individual TiN-layer and TiCN-layer thicknesses on tungsten carbide disks and inserts. Also investigated are the fracture mechanisms and the influence of sequence and thickness of these coatings on cylinder-on-disk, line-contact wear mode and ball-on-disk, point-contact wear mode through SRV reciprocating wear tests. Actual milling tests identify wear performance. Experimental results indicate that the coating with a total thickness of 7 μm and layer sequence TiN/TiCN/TiN exhibits good wear resistance on SRV wear test and milling test. The thickest multilayer TiN/Ti/TiN coating, although having the highest hardness, has the worst wear resistance for all tests. Notably zero-wear performance was observed for all coating disks under cutting fluid lubricated condition due to the transferred layers formed between the contact interface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)601-612
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Materials Engineering and Performance
Volume7
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998 Oct

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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