Pulsed laser deposition of metallic films on the surface of diamond particles for diamond saw blades》.pdf

Applied Surface Science 246 (2005) 207–213 /locate/apsusc Pulsed laser deposition of metallic films on the surface of diamond particles for diamond saw blades Jiang Chao, Luo Fei, Long Hua, Hu Shao-liu, Li Bo, Wang You-qing* State Key Laboratory of Laser Technology, HuaZhong University of Science and Technology, WuHan, HuBei 430074, PR China Received 28 July 2004; received in revised form 5 November 2004; accepted 6 November 2004 Available online 29 December 2004 Abstract Ti or Ni films have been deposited on the diamond particle surfaces by pulsed laser deposition. Compressive resistance of the uncoated and coated diamond particles was measured, respectively, in the experiments. The compressive resistance of the Ti- coated diamonds particles was found much higher than that of the uncoated ones. It increased by 39%. The surface morphology is observed by the metallography microscope. The surface of the uncoated diamonds particles had many hollows and flaws, while the surface of Ni-coated diamond particles was flat and smooth, and the surface of Ti-coated diamond particles had some metal masses that stood out of the surface of the Ti-coated film. The components of the metallic films of diamond particles were examined by X-ray diffractometry (XRD). TiC was found formed on the Ti-coated diamond surface, which resulted in increased surface bonding strength between the diamond particles and the Ti films. Meanwhile, TiC also favored improving the bonding strength between the coated diamond particles and the binding materials. Moreover, the bending resistance of the diamond saw blade made of Ti-coated diamond was drastically higher than that of other diamond saw blades, which also played an im