[HTML][HTML] Materials science-based guidelines to develop robust hard thin film materials

PH Mayrhofer, H Clemens, FD Fischer - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

Effect of nitrogen content on the mechanical and biological properties of tantalum nitride coatings

SZ Liao, LJ Yang, ZL Song, ZY Zhou, QK Zhang… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, the effect of nitrogen content on the mechanical and biological properties of
Tantalum Nitride coatings has been studied. TaN coatings with different N concentrations …

An experimental investigation on nanomechanical and nanotribological behavior of tantalum nitride coating deposited on Ti6Al7Nb alloy

V Singh, RK Sharma, R Sehgal - Tribology International, 2024 - Elsevier
In this investigation, TaN coating was deposited on ASTM-F1295 grade Ti6Al7Nb alloy by
radio frequency magnetron sputtering. Structural, surface morphological, and compositional …

Mechanical and tribological properties of Ta-N and Ta-Al-N coatings deposited by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering

V Zin, F Montagner, SM Deambrosis, C Mortalò, L Litti… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this article, the depositions and functional characterizations of Ta-N and Ta-Al-N coatings
for protection purposes, grown by reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering onto …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of nano-multilayer structured (AlCrMoTaTi) Nx coatings deposited by closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering

T Wang, G Wang, S Yu, G Zhang - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract (AlCrMoTaTi) N x nano-multilayer coatings with different N concentration were
deposited by varying the nitrogen flow rate using a closed field unbalanced magnetron …

Enhanced mechanical properties of ultrafine-lamella 304L stainless steel processed by multidirectional hot forging

J Sun, X Wang, J Li, D Shu, S Wang, P Peng, Q Mao… - Vacuum, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the enhanced mechanical properties and strengthening mechanism of ultrafine-
lamella 304 L stainless steel prepared through multidirectional hot forging process are …

Deposition and mechanical properties of δ-TaNx films with different stoichiometry by DC magnetron sputtering

H Li, J Li, C Yan, J Huang, J Kong, Q Wu, Y Shi… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract δ-TaN x films with different stoichiometry were deposited by DC magnetron
sputtering on Si (100) substrate. Their microstructures and compositions were investigated …

Fabrication of amorphous AlMo0. 5NbTa0. 5TiZr RHEA coatings and the impact of deposition temperature on microstructure and properties

Z Geng, J Peng, Z Xu, Z He, X Guo, W Li… - Surface and Coatings …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, protective AlMo 0.5 NbTa 0.5 TiZr refractory high-entropy alloy coatings were
prepared by DC magnetron sputtering, and the influence of deposition temperature on the …

Combined Effect of Substrate Temperature and Sputtering Power on Phase Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Ta Hard Coatings

C Liu, J Peng, Z Xu, Q Shen, C Wang - Metals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ta hard coatings were prepared on PCrNi1MoA steel substrates by direct current magnetron
sputtering, and their growth and phase evolution could be controlled by adjusting the …

[HTML][HTML] Point-defect engineering of MoN/TaN superlattice films: A first-principles and experimental study

N Koutná, R Hahn, J Zálešák, M Friák, M Bartosik… - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Superlattice architecture represents an effective strategy to improve performance of hard
protective coatings. Our model system, MoN/TaN, combines materials well-known for their …