《Effect of Al and Si additions on microstructure and mechanical properties of TiN coatings》.pdfVIP

J. Cent. South Univ. Technol. (2011) 18: 310−313 DOI: 10.1007/s11771−011−0696−4 Effect of Al and Si additions on microstructure and mechanical properties of TiN coatings 1, 2 1 2 WANG She-quan(王社权) , CHEN Kang-hua(陈康华) , CHEN Li(陈利) , 1 2 1 ZHU Chang-jun(祝昌军) , LI Ping(李屏) , DU Yong(杜勇) 1. State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; 2. Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Cutting Tools Co., Ltd, Zhuzhou 412007, China © Central South University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 Abstract: Ti-X-N (X=Al, Si or Al+Si) coatings were grown onto cemented carbide substrates by cathodic arc evaporation. The hardness of the coatings was obtained by nanoindentation and the microstructure was investigated by XRD, XPS and SEM. Solid solution hardening results in a hardness increase from 24 GPa for TiN to 31.2 GPa for TiAlN. The higher hardness values of 36.7 GPa for TiSiN and 42.4 GPa for TiAlSiN are obtained by the incorporation of Si into TiN (TiAlN) coatings due to the formation of special three-dimensional net structure consisting of nanocrystalline (nc) TiN (TiAlN) encapsulated in an amorphous (a) Si3N4 matrix phase. Furthermore, the nc-TiAlN/a-Si N coating shows the best machining performance. 3 4 Key words: TiN coating; alloying element; hardness; cutting test