Mo 2 BC ceramic has potential application value in structural fields due to its high strength
and hardness. However, the microstructures and mechanical properties of ceramics are …

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 …

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 …

Low ductility and brittle deformation behaviors are major drawbacks of currently used
commercial hard ceramic-based protective coatings. Recent ab-initio calculations revealed …

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 …

A reduction in synthesis temperature is favorable for hard coatings, which are designed for
industrial applications, as manufacturing costs can be saved and technologically relevant …

In the present work, nanocomposite Mo-BC coatings were deposited on high speed steel
and hard metal substrates by magnetron sputtering of three targets. These coatings were …

State‐of‐the‐art protective coatings often suffer from brittleness. Therefore, the coatings are
intensively sought which would simultaneously exhibit high hardness and stiffness with …

In this work, a metal–ceramic composite target for magnetron sputtering was manufactured
by a robotic complex for detonation spraying of coatings equipped with a multi-chamber …

XBC materials, where X is a transition metal such as Mo, W or Ta, have recently gained
attention as possible materials for protective coatings used in material machining. In this …