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    Effect of Ar/N2 flow ratio on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-Cr-N coatings deposited by DC magnetron sputtering on AISI D2 tool steels
    (Elsevier, 2021) Kehal, Abdelkrim; Saoula, Nadia; Abaidia, Seddik-El-Hak; Nouveau, Corinne
    Ti-Cr-N coatings were deposited on Si (100) and AISI D2 tool steel substrates by reactive DC magnetron co-sputtering technique from titanium and chromium target in mixed Ar/N2 atmosphere. The Ar/N2 ratio effects on the chemical composition, structure, morphology, intrinsic stress and mechanical properties of the Ti-Cr-N coatings were investigated. The growing process of Ti-Cr-N coatings can be divided into three stages: Stage I, in poisoning mode (low flow ratio 1 < Ar/N2 ≤ 1.4), Stage II, in transition mode (intermediate flow ratio 1.4 ≤ Ar/N2 ≤ 3) and Stage III in metallic mode (Ar/N2 > 3). For all samples, XRD analysis shown the formation of mixed nitrides phases. In stage I, Ti2N, TiN0.3, and hexagonal-Cr2N phases were observed. In Stage II, TiN0.3, Cr2N, and cubic-TiN phases were formed, while only TiN and Cr2N are observed in stage III. The coatings deposited with Ar/N₂ ratio of 3 shows the largest hardness of 24 GPa which is attribute to the dense structure and smoother surface morphology. The properties of the films are discussed in terms of evolution growth stages resulting by the variation of Ar/N2 flow ratios
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    Improvement of the tribological behavior of TiN/CrN multilayer coatings by modulation wavelength variation
    (Elsevier, 2024) Atmani, Taous Doria; Bouamerene, Mohammed-Said; Gaceb, Mohammed; Nouveau, Corinne; Aknouche, Hamid
    Hard coatings are widely used in materials engineering as surface coatings to protect mechanical parts subject to friction. For a coating to be functionally successful, it should possess high wear resistance. Experimental work has been performed on TiN/CrN multilayer coatings with various modulated periods, deposited on XC48 steel substrates having two different surface roughnesses using reactive direct current magnetron sputtering. Their Tribological performances were investigated following dry sliding wear tests using a tribometer with ball-on-flat contact configuration. The prevailing wear mechanisms of TiN/CrN coatings are dominated by oxidation of wear debris and counter material transfer. The decreased wear rate was significantly influenced by both the reduction of the period thicknesses and the increase of substrate surface roughness. Nonetheless, varying thickness period in the multilayer and increasing the substrate roughness did not show any significant wear resistance improvement.