Influence of magnetron sputtering conditions on the parameters of TiN coatings on steel substrates

Total hip prosthesis (THP) is the most success of the 20th century in orthopaedic biomedical engineering. However due to difficult conditions within the human body its durability is generally limited to 15-16 years. THP is a bio-tribosystem, on which many mechanical, thermal, chemical and biological factors act. This paper presents the results of an analysis regarding the topography and tribological parameters of femoral heads structures before and after TiN coating. We report on the synthesis of TiN thin films on steel substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method for improving the mechanical characteristics of the structures. Adhesion resistance of the coating on the sub-layer was evaluated by scratching tests accompanied by Optical Microscopy (OM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). As a principal result, this work points out that TiN protective coatings deposited by PLD technique with the maximum number of pulses can represent an alternative technology to ensure adhesion and scratch resistance of TiN coatings on femoral heads.

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Residual Stress Analysis in Different Thickness TiN Coatings on High-Speed-Steel Substrates

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.239-242.2331 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 239-242 ◽

pp. 2331-2335 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fang Mei ◽

Guang Zhou Sui ◽

Man Feng Gong

Keyword(s):

Residual Stresses ◽

High Speed ◽

Thermal Stresses ◽

High Speed Steel ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

Tin Coatings ◽

Compressive Stresses ◽

M2 High Speed Steel ◽

Steel Substrates ◽

Different Thickness

TiN coatings were deposited on AISI M2 high-speed-steel (HSS) substrates by multi-arc ion plating technique. The thickness of substrate was 1.0 mm and five thicknesses of TiN coatings were 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 9.0 and 11.0 μm, respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD) has been used for measuring residual stresses. The stresses along five different directions (Ψ=0°, 20.7°, 30°, 37.8° and 45°) have been measured by recording the peak positions of TiN (220) reflection for each 2θ at different tilt angles Ψ. Residual compressive stresses present in the TiN coatings. Furthermore, the results revealed that the value of the residual stresses in TiN coatings was high. While the coatings thickness changed from 3 to 11 μm, the residual stresses varied from -3.22 to -2.04 GPa, the intrinsic stresses -1.32 to -0.14 GPa, the thermal stresses -1.86 to -1.75 GPa. The residual stresses in TiN coatings showed a nonlinear change. When the coatings thickness was about 8 μm, the residual stresses in TiN coatings reached to the maximum value.

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Investigation of Texture and Residual Stresses in Reactive Magnetron Sputtered TiN coatings on M2 Steel Substrates

10.1063/1.2733372 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

R. Mirchev ◽

I. Iordanova ◽

V. Antonov ◽

P. J. Kelly

Keyword(s):

Residual Stresses ◽

Reactive Magnetron ◽

Tin Coatings ◽

Steel Substrates

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Growth, structure and properties of TiN coatings on steel substrates

10.1063/1.36034 ◽

1986 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

U. Helmersson ◽

H. T. G. Hentzell ◽

L. Hultman ◽

M. K. Hibbs ◽

J. -E. Sundgren

Keyword(s):

Structure And Properties ◽

Growth Structure ◽

Tin Coatings ◽

Steel Substrates

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Tribological Behaviour of Gradient TiAlSiN Superhard Coatings

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.674.207 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 674 ◽

pp. 207-212 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Athanasios Mourlas ◽

Pandora Psyllaki ◽

Dimitrios Chaliampalias ◽

George Vourlias ◽

Lyliana Kolaklieva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽

Tribological Behaviour ◽

Experimental Conditions ◽

Tin Coatings ◽

Cathodic Arc Deposition ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Gradient Microstructure ◽

Average Factor ◽

Gradient Coatings ◽

Steel Substrates

The present study addresses the influence of the gradient microstructure of nanocrystalline TiAlSiN coatings on their tribological behaviour. Cathodic arc deposition was applied to elaborate such coatings, with a total thickness of 3.5 μm, onto stainless steel substrates. Their microstructure has been characterised via Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and has been reported in detail previously. Since the main application of TiN-based coatings is the enhancement of the anti-wear resistance of metallic substrates, this work is focused on the tribological performance of gradient TiAlSiN coatings under dry sliding conditions. For this purpose, tests were carried out in a ball-on-disc apparatus, using an alumina ball as counterbody. The influence of the sliding velocity on the evolution of the friction coefficient and the wear lifetime of the gradient coatings has been evaluated in comparison to those of TiN coatings of the same thickness, tested under the same experimental conditions. It was found that the gradient microstructure results in an increase of the coatings’ mean lifetime by an average factor of three.

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Deformation mechanisms operating during nanoindentation of TiN coatings on steel substrates

Surface and Coatings Technology ◽

10.1016/j.surfcoat.2004.04.002 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 192 (1) ◽

pp. 11-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

L.W. Ma ◽

J.M. Cairney ◽

M. Hoffman ◽

P.R. Munroe

Keyword(s):

Deformation Mechanisms ◽

Tin Coatings ◽

Steel Substrates

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Synthesis and Characterization of Ti-Cx-N1-x Coatings Prepared by Arc Ion Plating

Solid State Phenomena ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.118.311 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 118 ◽

pp. 311-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eun Young Choi ◽

Chul Sik Jang ◽

Myung Chang Kang ◽

Kwang Ho Kim

Keyword(s):

Friction Coefficient ◽

Carbon Content ◽

Gas Flow ◽

Substrate Bias Voltage ◽

Arc Ion Plating ◽

Ion Plating ◽

Tin Coatings ◽

Gas Flow Ratio ◽

Steel Substrates

Ternary Ti-Cx-N1-x coatings were deposited on stainless steel substrates by arc ion plating (AIP) technique using Ti target at the temperature of 300 with a negative substrate bias voltage of -25 V. The carbon content in Ti-Cx-N1-x coatings linearly increased with increasing CH4/(CH4+N2) gas flow ratio at a constant arc current of 60 A. The microstructure and mechanical properties such as micro-hardness and average friction coefficient of Ti-Cx-N1-x coatings were investigated as a function of carbon content. As the carbon content in Ti-Cx-N1-x coatings increased, the microhardness values of Ti-Cx-N1-x coatings increased from 20 GPa for TiN coatings and reached the maximum value of approximately 32 GPa at x=0.52 in Ti-Cx-N1-x coatings. The variation of microhardness of Ti-Cx-N1-x coatings had a relationship with the change of residual stress. The average friction coefficient of Ti-Cx-N1-x coatings largely decreased with increasing carbon content.

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