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Influence of the layer architecture of DLC coatings on their wear and corrosion resistance

  • Kirsten Bobzin , Nazlim Bagcivan , Sebastian Theiß , Raphael Weiß , Udo Depner , Torsten Troßmann , Jörg Ellermeier and Matthias Oechsner
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 103 Issue 6

Abstract

In this work, the influence of diamond-like carbon top layers deposited on two different types of layer architecture on wear and corrosion resistance is investigated. Physical vapour deposition coatings with a-C:H top layer of various thicknesses were deposited on plasma nitrided 42CrMo4 by reactive magnetron sputter ion plating. Beneath the top layer, an architecture with and without a-C interlayers was deposited. Investigations using potentiodynamic polarisaton testing in artificial seawater as well as an impact tribometer show that it is possible to protect low-alloy heat treatable steel from both corrosion and wear by using pre-treatment and an appropriate diamond-like carbon coating. Thicker a-C:H top layers as well as the addition of a-C interlayers resulted in an overall improvement in the coating behaviour.

Keywords: Physical vapour deposition (PVD); Magnetron sputter ion plating (MSIP); Diamond-like carbon (DLC); Impact tribometer; Corrosion
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Dedicated to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christina Berger on the occasion of her 65th birthday

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Received: 2011-4-1
Accepted: 2012-2-11
Published Online: 2013-06-11
Published in Print: 2012-06-01

© 2012, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110763
Keywords for this article
Physical vapour deposition (PVD); Magnetron sputter ion plating (MSIP); Diamond-like carbon (DLC); Impact tribometer; Corrosion

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  7. Microstructure evolution in a 2618 aluminium alloy during creep-fatigue tests
  8. Microstructure characterization in the weld joint of a high nickel austenitic alloy and Cr18-Ni8 stainless steel
  9. The reoptimization of the binary Se–Te system
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  11. Thermophysical properties of solid phase Ti-6Al-4V alloy over a wide temperature range
  12. Determination of mechanical properties by nanoindentation in the case of viscous materials
  13. Mechanical properties and biodegradable behavior of Mg–6%Zn–Ca3(PO4)2 metal matrix composites in Ringer's solution
  14. Effect of Ti addition on the wettability of Al–B4C metal matrix composites
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