In tribological applications, the degradation of metallic coatings due to oxidation and thermal
softening at high temperatures is an issue of increasing concern. Recently, researchers …

For mechanically dominated load profiles, nitrides are preferred as the base material for
structural and functional hard coatings, while oxide-based materials offer better protection …

To understand the dominance of lattice distortion and cocktail effect for an appropriate
element selection and optimistic design of multicomponent protective hard coatings, in this …

Nanotwin, renowned for its low enthalpy, is an ideal structure for improving thermal stability.
Due to the difficulty of dislocation behaviors in ceramics, the effects of nanotwin on thermal …

Traditional age hardening mechanisms in refractory ceramics consist of precipitation of fine
particles. These processes are vital for widespread wear-resistant coating applications …

The high-temperature oxidation resistance of Ti 1-x Si x N films with Si content varying in
wide range, 0.13≤ x≤ 0.91, is evaluated. Films are grown in Ar/N 2 atmospheres using a …

This paper aims to explore the different oxidation behaviors of TiAlN coatings on two various
substrates under thermal cycling at 750° C. Thin oxide scale layer formed and Ti 2 N phase …

The evolution of the microstructure and mechanical properties of magnetron-sputtered Ti 1-
xyz Al x Ta y Si z N coatings with increasing the Si content from z= 0 to 0.3 is studied. Based …

The effect of alloying Ti 1− xy Al x Ta y N coatings with Ta on their structure and mechanical
characteristics was studied by X-ray diffraction, nanoindentation and spherical indentation …

Multiple alloying is a preferred and practical approach to tailor the properties of TiAlN
coatings. Here, we studied the structure, mechanical and thermal properties of Ti 1− x− y− z …