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Article: Effects of thickness and substrate on the mechanical properties of hard coatings.
- Article from:
- JCT Research
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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Nanoindentation technique was employed to characterize the mechanical properties of TiN coatings deposited on high-speed steel and stainless steel substrates. Effects of thickness and substrate on the mechanical properties were investigated. The results show that TiN coatings exhibit different mechanical properties corresponding to the variation in thickness and substrate.
Keywords: Nanoindentation, TiN coatings, thickness, substrate properties, mechanical properties
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Hard coatings can improve the wear resistance and elongate the service life of tools and dies. TiN coatings have been widely used to enhance the tribological performance ...