Tribological behavior of multilayered WC-Ti1-xAlxN coatings deposited by cathodic arc deposition process on high speed steel

Chung Woo Cho, Sung Hoon Jeong, Seung Ho Ahn, Jung Gu Kim, Young Ze Lee

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Abstract

Four different multilayered coatings with different Al concentrations were deposited on AISI D2 steel. The prepared coating samples were designated as WC-Ti0.6Al0.4N, WC-Ti0.53Al0.47N, WC-Ti0.5Al0.5N and WC-Ti0.43Al0.57N. The multilayered coatings were investigated with respect to coating surface and cross-sectional morphology, roughness, adhesion, hardness, porosity and tribological behavior. Especially, wear tests of four multilayered coatings were performed by using a ball-on-disc configuration with a linear sliding speed of 0.017 m/sec and a load of 5.38N. The tests were carried out at room temperature in air by employing AISI 52100 steel ball (HR = 66) with a diameter of 10mm. The surface morphology and topography of the wear scars of samples and balls have been determined by using scanning electron spectroscopy (SEM). Results have showed an improved wear resistance of the WC-Ti 1-xAlxN coatings with increasing Al concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1430-1436
Number of pages7
JournalKey Engineering Materials
Volume297-300 II
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Adhesion
  • Multilayered WC-TM-xAlxN coating
  • Oxide layer
  • Tribological behavior
  • Wear

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