Investigation of Mechanical Properties of TiN/TiCN/TiC Multilayer Thin Films Coated on Ti6Al4V Substrate

Authors : Abbas RAZMİ, Ruhi YESILDAL

Pages : 21-25

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Publication Date : 2021-07-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study addresses the improvement of hardness and scratch resistance provided by TiN/TiCN/TiC multilayer thin films on Ti6Al4V and Silicon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Si); substrates using magnetron sputtering. X-ray diffraction insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(XRD);, scanning electron microscopy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SEM);, and nano-indentation and scratch tests have been carried out in order to characterize the film layer in terms of structural, chemical, and mechanical properties. The cubic and polycrystalline structure of TiN/TiCN/TiC film deposited on Si was confirmed by the XRD analysis. SEM cross-sectional images revealed that the coating has dense and columnar structure with a thickness of 3.065 μm and had formed a good adhesion to the substrate. Hardness and critical load values of the coated Ti6Al4V substrate, as obtained from thescratch and nano-indentation test, were 19.96 GPa and 26 N, respectively.
Keywords : Magnetron sputtering, TiN TiCN TiC film, Ti6Al4V, Scratch, Nano indentation