Thin film metallic glasses: Unique properties and potential applications

JP Chu, JSC Jang, JC Huang, HS Chou, Y Yang… - Thin Solid Films, 2012 - Elsevier
A new group of thin film metallic glasses (TFMGs) have been reported to exhibit properties
different from conventional crystalline metal films, though their bulk forms are already well …

[HTML][HTML] Surface engineering and the application of laser-based processes to stents-A review of the latest development

J Dong, M Pacella, Y Liu, L Zhao - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Late in-stent thrombus and restenosis still represent two major challenges in stents' design.
Surface treatment of stent is attracting attention due to the increasing importance of stenting …

Wear and corrosion studies of duplex surface-treated AISI-304 steel by a combination of cathodic cage plasma nitriding and PVD-TiN coating

M Naeem, S Awan, M Shafiq, HA Raza, J Iqbal… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work aims to improve the surface properties of AISI-304 austenite stainless steel by
using duplex treatment of cathodic cage plasma nitriding (CCPN) and PVD-TiN, and the …

Effect of adhesion and the wear-resistant layer thickness ratio on mechanical and performance properties of ZrN-(Zr, Al, Si) N coatings

A Vereschaka, V Tabakov, S Grigoriev… - Surface and Coatings …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study involved the investigation of the effect of the thickness of the adhesion layers (0.3
and 0.7 μm) and the wear-resistant layer (2.0, 4.0, 6.0, and 8.0 μm) on the microhardness …

Evaluation of the adhesion and failure mechanism of the hard CrN coatings on different substrates

X Zhang, XB Tian, ZW Zhao, JB Gao, YW Zhou… - Surface and Coatings …, 2019 - Elsevier
The CrN coatings were performed on 316 L austenitic stainless steel, skh51 high speed
steel, and YG8 cemented carbide using plasma-enhanced magnetron sputtering system …

Experimental studies of the effect of Ti interlayers on the corrosion resistance of TiN PVD coatings by using electrochemical methods

J Vega, H Scheerer, G Andersohn, M Oechsner - Corrosion science, 2018 - Elsevier
The effect of Ti interlayers on the corrosion resistance of TiN PVD coatings is investigated.
The coatings were deposited using direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) and high …

Improving dry machining performance of TiAlN hard-coated tools through combined technology of femtosecond laser-textures and WS2 soft-coatings

K Zhang, J Deng, Z Ding, X Guo, L Sun - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigated the effects of WS 2 solid lubricant film and femtosecond laser-
textures on improving the cutting performance of PVD TiAlN coated tools, which is crucial for …

Enhancement of toughness and wear resistance by CrN/CrCN multilayered coatings for wood processing

Y Kong, X Tian, C Gong, PK Chu - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
The coatings applied onto woodworking tools must possess higher hardness, adhesion, and
fracture toughness. The CrN/CrCN multilayered coatings are deposited on M2 high-speed …

Tribological behavior of TiN/TiAlN, CrN/TiAlN, and CrAlN/TiAlN coatings at elevated temperature

AY Adesina - Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2022 - Springer
In this study, the tribological properties of cathodic arc PVD deposited TiN/TiAlN, CrN/TiAlN,
and CrAlN/TiAlN bilayer coatings were investigated and compared with thin and thick …

Influence of substrate pre-treatments on residual stresses and tribo-mechanical properties of TiAlN-based PVD coatings

T Sprute, W Tillmann, D Grisales, U Selvadurai… - Surface and Coatings …, 2014 - Elsevier
Residual stresses in the substrate and in the PVD coating have a significant influence on the
coating adhesion and lifespan of machining as well as forming tools. Therefore, the …