Journal
WEAR
Volume 270, Issue 7-8, Pages 541-549Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2011.01.009
Keywords
Nanocomposite Ti-Al-Si-N coatings; Residual stress; Adhesion; Wear rate; Endurance
Funding
- EC
- Spanish Ministry MICINN
- Junta de Andalucia
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In this work, the endurance of TiAlSiN nanocomposite thin films subjected to tribological solicitation is studied. These coating were deposited on M2 steel substrate by magnetron sputtering. Dry sliding experiments were conducted at ambient temperature against WC-Co ball. Coefficients of friction, wear rates and endurances were correlated with the composition, microstructure, mechanical properties, residual stress and adhesion of the coatings. The hardness and elastic modulus were found dependent not only on the composition but also on the residual stress induced by the deposition process. Friction coefficient was found to be independent on Si content while the wear rate is strongly reduced for higher Si contents. The formation of a nanocomposite microstructure, the amount of amorphous Si-based phase and both, wear resistance and adhesion are shown as the critical factors to determine the endurance of the coating. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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