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http://dx.doi.org/10.5695/JKISE.2007.40.6.254

A Study on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Friction and Adhesion of TiN Thin Films Coated on SKD61 and Radical Nitrided SKD61 Substrates by Arc Ion Plating

Joo, Yun-Kon (Dept. of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon National Univ.)
Yoon, Jae-Hong (Dept. of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon National Univ.)
Fang, Wei (Dept. of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon National Univ.)
Zhang, Shi-Hong (Dept. of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon National Univ.)
Cho, Tong-Yul (Dept. of Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering, Changwon National Univ.)
Ha, Sung-Sik (Han Kook Steel & Mill Co., Ltd.)

Publication Information

Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering / v.40, no.6, 2007 , pp. 254-257 More about this Journal

Abstract

TiN coating on tool steel has been widely used for the improvement of durability of tools. In this work, radical nitriding(RN) is carried out on SKD61 at $450^{\circ}C$ for 5 hours in the ammonia gas pressure $2.7{\times}10^3\;Pa$ . The TiN coating is carried out by arc ion plating(AIP) with the process parameters: arc power 150 A, bias voltage -50V, coating time 40 minutes and nitrogen gas pressure $4{\times}10^3\;Pa$ . Hardness, elastic modulus, friction coefficient and adhesion of TiN coating on substrates of both TiN/SKD61 and TiN/RN SKD61 coatings are investigated comparatively. The primary crystalline faces of TiN surface are(200) and(111) for TiN/SKD61 and TiN/RN SKD61 respectively. In addition to the primary phase, Fe phase exists in TiN/SKD61 coating, but not in TIN/RN SKD61. The hardness of TiN/RN SKD61 is about 700 Hv, 250 Hv(56%) higher than that of TiN/SKD61 at the near interface of TiN and substrates. At the TiN surface, hardness of TiN/RN SKD61 is 2,149 Hv, 71 Hv(3%) higher than that of TiN/SKD61. The elastic modulus of TiN coating is improved to 26.7 GPa(6%) by radical nitriding. The adhesion is improved by the RN coating showing no spalling. buckling and chipping on the scratch test track which are shown on the non-RN TiN/SKD61.

Keywords

TiN film; Adhesion; Radical nitriding; Arc ion plating; Bind coating;

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