Preparation of coatings simultaneously exhibiting high hardness and enhanced fracture resistance is a hot topic, as nowadays used ceramic protective coatings show difficulties to …
In this study, combinatorial magnetron sputtering was used to deposit Nb-BC coatings in a wide composition range. The phase formation, thermal stability and mechanical properties of …
J Ženíšek, P Souček, P Ondračka, Z Czigány… - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
This article presents theoretical and experimental findings on the stability of orthorhombic (Mo 1− x Nb x) 2 BC phase in magnetron sputtered coatings, where molybdenum is …
This study reports on the deposition and properties of Ta–B–C coatings by the co-sputtering of tantalum, boron carbide, and graphite targets using High Power Impulse Magnetron …
In this paper, we critically evaluate the applicability of the procedure proposed in [Mirzaei et al., Surf. Coat. Technol. 358 (2019) 843–849] which is based on the fitting of the XPS …
Low ductility and brittle deformation behaviors are major drawbacks of currently used commercial hard ceramic-based protective coatings. Recent ab-initio calculations revealed …
A nanocrystalline layer with an average grain size of 75 nm was formed on the top surface layer of 321 stainless steel (321SS) alloy via severe shot peening (SSP). Grazing incidence …
K Ibrahim, MM Rahman, H Taha… - Applied Surface …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Mo, CrN, and Mo: CrN sputtered coatings synthesized onto silicon Si (100) substrates were investigated as solar selective surfaces and their potential applications in …
Z Zhang, B Chang, Z Yu, S Wang, G Su, X Pang… - Tribology …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the tribological behaviors of Mo 2 BC ceramics against four different counterpart materials were studied. It was established that the tribological properties of Mo 2 …