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Mechanical behavior and oxidation resistance of Cr(Al)N coatings
Sánchez-López, J.C.
Martínez-Martínez, D.
López Cartes, C.
Fernández-Camacho, A.
Brizuela, Marta
García Luis, A.
Oñate, J. I.
Chromium compounds
Aluminium compounds
Oxidation
Nanocomposites
Sputtered coatings
Thin films
Sputter deposition
Crystallites
Chemical analysis
X-ray diffraction
X-ray photoelectron spectra
6 pages.-- Pacs numbers: 81.05.-t; 81.07.Bc; 68.60.Bs; 68.35.Gy; 81.65.Mq; 79.20.Fv; 82.80.Pv; 79.60.Bm; 81.40.Jj; 62.20.Dc; 81.40.Gh; 79.20.Uv; 62.20.Qp; 81.40.Np; 68.37.Hk; 81.15.Cd; 68.55.Ac; 68.37.Lp
Nanocrystalline chromium nitride and ternary chromium aluminium nitride thin films were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering of Cr and Al targets in argon/nitrogen atmosphere varying the sputtering power and gas composition. The coatings were characterized in terms of crystal phase, chemical composition, microstructure, and mechanical properties by x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, including x-ray-induced Auger electron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, selected-area electron diffraction, electron energy-loss spectroscopy, cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy, and ultramicrohardness tester. The incorporation of Al in the composition of the films produces an increase in the mechanical properties (hardness and reduced Young's modulus) and an increased thermal resistance against oxidation in comparison to the pure CrN composition. The hardness behavior was attributed mainly to a reduction of the CrN crystallite size according to a Hall–Petch relationship. The oxidation resistance was evaluated after annealing both types of coatings in air up to 800 °C. The oxygen content and the crystallite size appear almost unaltered in the CrAlN in contrast to the pure CrN films where the oxidation and grain growth is very noticeable at 800 °C. This improvement in thermal stability in air is explained by the formation of a nanocomposite structure of small CrN crystals embedded in an amorphous aluminum oxide or oxinitride matrix that prevents the CrN phase from crystal growth and further oxidation.
2010-02-19T12:56:16Z
2010-02-19T12:56:16Z
2005-06-21
artículo
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology - Section A 23(4): 681-686 (2005)
0734-2101
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/21387
10.1116/1.1946711
eng
http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.1946711
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American Vacuum Society