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Synthesis and characterization of zirconium nitride coatings by cathodic arc sputtering technique

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From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 105 Issue 11

Abstract

Polycrystalline zirconium nitride films (560 nm) were deposited on stainless steel (SS-316) substrates using the multi-target cathodic arc sputtering technique. Deposition was carried out under N2 reactive atmosphere (4 × 10−3 mbar) at two different temperatures, 150 and 200 °C. X-ray diffraction studies show that reflections from planes changed from (111) to (200) for deposition temperatures of 150 °C and 200 °C, respectively. Films deposited at 150 °C and 200 °C bear a critical load of 6.4 N and 6.8 N respectively, showing better adherence at higher temperature. This may be the result of film–substrate diffusion at the interface.

Keywords: Polycrystalline; Crystallographic texture; Preferred orientation; Composite hardness; Critical load
* M. N. Sarwar, ISIT, Islamabad, Pakistan. Tel.: +92 3215414649, E-mail:

Paper presented at International Conference on Solid State Physics 2013 (ICSSP13), 02 – 06 December 2013, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

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Received: 2014-02-27
Accepted: 2014-06-03
Published Online: 2014-11-17
Published in Print: 2014-11-10

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Keywords for this article
Polycrystalline; Crystallographic texture; Preferred orientation; Composite hardness; Critical load

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  6. Effects of rotating magnetic and ultrasonic fields on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-8 wt.%Si alloy
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  8. Structure and mechanical properties of Zn-(5–25) Al alloys
  9. Hot ductility behavior of near-alpha titanium alloy IMI834
  10. The effect of nano-SiO2 on magnetic and dielectric properties of Li–Zn ferrite
  11. Production of aluminum nano-composite reinforced by tungsten carbide particles via mechanical milling and subsequent hot pressing
  12. Short Communications
  13. Microstructure and texture evolution of Mg–Li alloy during rolling
  14. Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti2AlC-reinforced TiAl composites
  15. Thermal fatigue behavior of cast superalloy Inconel 713LC
  16. Study of structural, morphological and optical properties of S and Cu co-doped SnO2 nanostructured thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis
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