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Title:Cathodic arc-deposited AlTiN hard coating tribology at elevated temperatures
Authors:ID Drnovšek, Aljaž, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Šumandl, Patrik (Author)
ID Gostenčnik, Žan, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Kovač, Janez, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
ID Čekada, Miha, Institut "Jožef Stefan" (Author)
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Language:English
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:Logo IJS - Jožef Stefan Institute
Abstract:Cathodic arc evaporation (CAE) is the most commonly used physical vapor deposition (PVD) method to deposit protective coatings on cutting and forming tools. However, this deposition method results in a relatively rough surface due to micro-droplet emission. The first contact between the coating and the workpiece surface is at the sites of these growth defects, influencing the state of the contact, such as particle formation and oxidation spots. Growth defects significantly impact the coating's wear and friction properties. Their impact is not limited to the beginning of the contact formation but also expands in the long run, and they can deteriorate the coatings much sooner than expected. This research aims to monitor the wear and friction properties of the cathodic arc deposited AlTiN hard coating during the running-in and steady-state periods under different temperature conditions. Tribological tests against the Al2O3 counterbody were carried out at different temperatures, from room temperature up to 700 °C. The sliding distance at specific temperatures, ranging from 50 to 140,000 cycles, enabled us to monitor the wear progression from first contact formation at the growth defects to the complete coating wear from the WC-Co substrate. After tribological tests, the samples were analyzed using detailed 3D profilometry, SEM, and FIB analysis to determine the wear mechanisms in different stages of high-temperature wear. Attention was focused on the growth defects, their impact on the running-in behavior, and the oxygen diffusion pathways along growth defects that ultimately lead to the delamination of the coating from the substrate.
Keywords:cathodic arc evaporation, physical vapor deposition, growth defects
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Submitted for review:11.06.2025
Article acceptance date:09.09.2025
Publication date:09.09.2025
Publisher:Elsevier
Year of publishing:2025
Number of pages:str. 1-11
Numbering:Vol. 515, [article no.] 132662
Source:Nizozemska
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-23651 New window
UDC:620.1/.2
ISSN on article:1879-3347
DOI:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2025.132662 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:249657347 New window
Copyright:© 2025 The Authors
Note:Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Soavtorji: Patrik Šumandl, Žan Gostenčnik, Janez Kovač, Miha Čekada; Opis vira z dne 19. 9. 2025;
Publication date in DiRROS:19.09.2025
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Title:Surface & coatings technology
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1879-3347
COBISS.SI-ID:23035397 New window

Document is financed by a project

Funder:ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Project number:P2-0082-2022
Name:Tankoplastne strukture in plazemsko inženirstvo površin

Funder:ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Project number:L2-50059-2023
Name:Nanostrukturne prevleke visokoentropijskih zlitin za uporabo v orodjarstvu

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