Enormous progress has been achieved over the past decade in evaluating the toughness of
hard coatings and thin films. This paper reviews methodologies developed based on …

At present, there is neither standard test procedure nor standard methodology for
assessment of toughness of thin films. However, researchers have long been trying to make …

In this paper, a review of engineering coating for engine application is presented. Issues
relating to dimensional stability, tribological properties, lubrication, coefficient of friction, hot …

Toughness and hardness are important aspects for coating applications in manufacturing
industry. Extensive theoretical and experimental efforts have been made to synthesize and …

In this study, nanocomposite nc-TiC/aC coatings were deposited on polished stainless steel
substrates and silicon wafers by co-sputtering of graphite and titanium targets at a low …

Nanocrystalline titanium carbide (TiC) thin films were prepared by magnetron sputtering
deposition at 473 K. The effect of substrate bias on microstructure and mechanical …

Niobium carbide thin films have been deposited on Si (100) substrates by direct current
reactive magnetron sputtering using CH 4 as a carbon source. With increasing F CH 4 from …

To combat the high residual stress problem in monolayer diamond-like carbon coatings, this
paper fabricated multilayer diamond-like carbon coatings with alternate soft and hard layers …

Nanocomposite coatings consisting of titanium carbide crystallites embedded in amorphous
carbon matrix were deposited utilizing direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) and high …

Amorphous carbon (aC) deposited via magnetron sputtering usually has high residual
stress, thus deposition of thick coating is difficult. In this study, aluminum was doped into aC …