Barshilia, Harish C and Rajam, KS (2003) Nanolayered TiN/NbN multilayers as new superhard materials. In: International conference on advances in surface treatment: research and application, November 4, 2003, Hotel Viceroy, Hyderabad.
Full text available as:![[img]](http://nal-ir.nal.res.in/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png) | PDF Download (64Kb) |
Abstract
We have deposited nanolayered multilayer coatings of TiN/NbN on silicon and tool steel substrates using a reactive DC magnetron sputtering process. Judicious control of process parameters enabled to deposit stoichiometric TiN/NbN coatings. The bilayer thickness, also known as modulation wavelength (), critically affected the properties of the coatings. Coatings deposited at 150 Å 30 Å exhibited superlattice structure in XRD data. Nanoindentation data indicated that polycrystalline TiN/NbN multilayers exhibited hardness as high as 4000 kg/mm2, which was ~2 times the rule-of-mixtures value. Annealing of the coatings in vacuum indicated that coatings retained superlattice structure even up to 850°C. Furthermore, the multilayer coatings showed a tremendous improvement in the corrosion resistance in 0.5 M HCl solution as compared to the single layer TiN and NbN coatings.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS > Composite Materials |
| Division/Department: | Surface Engineering Division, Surface Engineering Division |
| Depositing User: | Mr N Selvakumar |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2011 10:31 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Aug 2011 16:34 |
| URI: | http://nal-ir.nal.res.in/id/eprint/9833 |
Actions (login required)
| View Item |
