The effect of chemical composition on the structure, chemistry and mechanical properties of magnetron sputtered WBC coatings: Modeling and experiments

S Mirzaei, M Alishahi, P Souček, J Ženíšek… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ternary WBC coatings were non-reactively deposited in order to enhance the envelope of
the mechanical properties of the binary transition metal borides and carbides with a focus on …

Evolution of structure and mechanical properties of hard yet fracture resistant W‐B‐C coatings with varying C/W ratio

M Alishahi, S Mirzaei, P Souček, L Zábranský… - Surface and Coatings …, 2018 - Elsevier
Preparation of coatings simultaneously exhibiting high hardness and enhanced fracture
resistance is a hot topic, as nowadays used ceramic protective coatings show difficulties to …

Phase formation, thermal stability and mechanical properties of Nb-BC coatings prepared by combinatorial magnetron sputtering

S Debnárová, P Souček, V Buršíková, M Hans… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Nb incorporation in Mo2BC coatings on structural and mechanical properties—Ab initio modelling and experiment

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 …

Synthesis and characterization of Ta–B–C coatings prepared by DCMS and HiPIMS co-sputtering

M Polaček, P Souček, M Alishahi, N Koutná, P Klein… - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

W 4f electron binding energies in amorphous WBC systems

J Ženíšek, P Ondračka, J Čechal, P Souček… - Applied surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Effect of bonding structure on hardness and fracture resistance of WBC coatings with varying B/W ratio

S Mirzaei, M Alishahi, P Souček, L Zábranský… - Surface and Coatings …, 2019 - Elsevier
Low ductility and brittle deformation behaviors are major drawbacks of currently used
commercial hard ceramic-based protective coatings. Recent ab-initio calculations revealed …

Thermal stability of nanocrystalline surface layer of AISI 321 stainless steel

S Pour-Ali, AR Kiani-Rashid, A Babakhani, S Virtanen - Vacuum, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Structural, morphological, and optical characterizations of Mo, CrN and Mo: CrN sputtered coatings for potential solar selective applications

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 …

Tribological behaviors of Mo2BC ceramics against various counterpart materials

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 …