Mechanical Properties of Thin Films and Nanometric Multilayers Using Tensile Testing and Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Le Bourhis ◽  
Damien Faurie ◽  
Baptiste Girault ◽  
Philippe Goudeau ◽  
Pierre-Olivier Renault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Testing ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Chromium Carbide Coatings Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering Technique

2019 ◽  
Vol 397 ◽  
pp. 118-124
Author(s):  
Linda Aissani ◽  
Khaoula Rahmouni ◽  
Laala Guelani ◽  
Mourad Zaabat ◽  
Akram Alhussein
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Structural Properties ◽  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Diffusion Mechanism ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Chromium Carbides ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Mechanical And Structural Properties

From the hard and anti-corrosions coatings, we found the chromium carbides, these components were discovered by large studies; like thin films since years ago. They were pointed a good quality for the protection of steel, because of their thermal and mechanical properties for this reason, it was used in many fields for protection. Plus: their hardness and their important function in mechanical coatings. The aim of this work joins a study of the effect of the thermal treatment on mechanical and structural properties of the Cr/steel system. Thin films were deposited by cathodic magnetron sputtering on the steel substrates of 100C6, contain 1% wt of carbon. Samples were annealing in vacuum temperature interval between 700 to 1000 °C since 45 min, it forms the chromium carbides. Then pieces are characterising by X-ray diffraction, X-ray microanalysis and scanning electron microscopy. Mechanical properties are analysing by Vickers test. The X-ray diffraction analyse point the formation of the Cr7C3, Cr23C6 carbides at 900°C; they transformed to ternary carbides in a highest temperature, but the Cr3C2 doesn’t appear. The X-ray microanalysis shows the diffusion mechanism between the chromium film and the steel sample; from the variation of: Cr, Fe, C, O elements concentration with the change of annealing temperature. The variation of annealing temperature shows a clean improvement in mechanical and structural properties, like the adhesion and the micro-hardness.

Effect of AlN on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg-Al-Zn Alloy

2011 ◽  
Vol 704-705 ◽  
pp. 1095-1099
Author(s):  
Peng Liu ◽  
Hao Ran Geng ◽  
Zhen Qing Wang ◽  
Jian Rong Zhu ◽  
Fu Sen Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Tensile Testing ◽  
Cast Alloy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Β Phase ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Zn Alloy

Effects of AlN addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of as-cast Mg-Al-Zn magnesium alloy were investigated using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and tensile testing. Five different samples were made with different amounts of AlN(0wt%, 0.12wt%, 0.30wt%, 0.48wt%, 0. 60wt%). The results show that the phases of as-cast alloy are composed of α-Mg,β-Mg17Al12. The addition of AlN suppressed the precipitation of the β-phase. And, with the increase of AlN content, the microstructure of β-phase was changed from the reticulum to fine grains. When AlN content was up to 0.48wt% in the alloy, the β-phase became most uniform distribution. After adding 0.3wt% AlN to Al-Mg-Zn alloy, the average alloy grain size reduced from 102μm to 35μm ,the tensile strength of alloy was the highest. The average tensile strength increased from 139MPa to 169.91MPa, the hardness increased from 77.7HB to 98.4HB, but the elongation changes indistinctively. However, when more amount of AlN was added, the average alloy grain size did not reduce sequentially and increased to 50μm by adding 0.6wt% AlN and the β-phase became a little more. Keywords: Al-Mg-Zn alloy; AlN; β-Mg17Al12; Tensile strength

Effect of the Ratio of Zn/Y on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of As-Cast Mg-4Zn-xY Alloys

2013 ◽  
Vol 395-396 ◽  
pp. 201-204
Author(s):  
Feng Wang ◽  
Ji Bao Li ◽  
Ping Li Mao ◽  
Zheng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Testing ◽  
Energy Dispersive Spectrum ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Electronic Microscopy ◽  
Electronic Microscopy ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Uniformity Coefficient ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Second Phases

In order to investigate the ratio of Zn/Y on as-cast Mg-4Zn-xY (x=1, 2, 3 in wt. %), microstructure and mechanical properties are analyzed by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectrum (EDS) and tensile testing. The results indicate that with the decrease of the ratio of Zn/Y, microstructures are refined more greatly and the spheroidization and uniformity coefficient are improved obviously, and the morphologies of second phases are changed from diversity to unity, resulting in an improvement of mechanical properties of alloys.

scholarly journals Experimental and predicted mechanical properties of Cr1−xAIxN thin films, at high temperatures, incorporating in situ synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction and computational modelling

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (36) ◽  
pp. 22094-22104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Mohammadpour ◽  
Zhong-Tao Jiang ◽  
Mohmmednoor Altarawneh ◽  
Nicholas Mondinos ◽  
M. Mahbubur Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Computational Modelling ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Al Content ◽  
Magnetic Sputtering ◽  
Sputtering System

Cr1−xAlxN coatings, synthesised by an unbalanced magnetic sputtering system, showed improved microstructure and mechanical properties for ∼14–21% Al content.

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cr1-xAlxN Coating

2012 ◽  
Vol 531 ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
C.L. Zhong ◽  
L.E. Luo
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
Reactive Magnetron ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Al Content ◽  
Compound Coating ◽  
Cubic Structure

A series of Cr1-xAlxN coatings were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering. The content, microstructure and the hardness of the thin films were characterized respectively with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and nanoindentor. The effect of Al content on the microstructure and hardness was studied. It was found that Cr1-xAlxN compound coating exhibits a cubic structure with (1 1 1) preferred orientations and that the lattice parameter of Cr1-xAlxN coatings decrease with the increase of Al content. The hardness of Cr1-xAlxN compound coating is higher than that of CrN and increases with the increase of Al content.

Effect of Thickness and Substrates on the Mechanical Properties of Tantalum and Tantalum Nitride Thin Films

1995 ◽  
Vol 403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjana Saha ◽  
Rama B. Inturi ◽  
John A. Barnard
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Composite System ◽  
Tantalum Nitride ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Film Substrate

AbstractDetermining the intrinsic mechanical properties of films by nanoindentation is complicated by the presence of the substrate. Generally, for very thin films (<100 nm) one unavoidably observes the properties of the film/substrate composite system. In order to determine the extent of the effect of the substrate on the mechanical properties of Ta and Ta-N thin films, we have grown these films in four different thicknesses (50, 250, 400 and 500 nm) and on three different substrates (glass, oxidized Si, and sapphire). The structure of the films was evaluated by x-ray diffraction and the mechanical properties (hardness and elastic modulus) were determined by nanoindentation.

Nanostructure and mechanical properties of WC–SiC thin films

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 3163-3167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose L. Endrino ◽  
James E. Krzanowski
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Nanocrystalline Structure ◽  
Amorphous Structure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Hardness Increase ◽  
Carbide Content

The mechanical properties of WC–SiC thin films deposited by dual radio frequency magnetron sputtering were investigated. The films were characterized by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to evaluate the details of the microstructure and degree of amorphization. The results indicate that small additions of SiC (<25%) can significantly increase hardness compared to a pure WC film, but higher SiC contents do not strongly affect hardness. XRD studies show the SiC had a disordering effect. TEM results showed that WC films had coarse porous structure, but films with a low silicon carbide content (approximately 10 to 25 at%) had a denser nanocrystalline structure. Samples with greater than 25% SiC were amorphous. The initial hardness increase at lower SiC contents correlated well with the observed densification, but the transition to an amorphous structure did not strongly affect hardness.

Effect of Mica Content on Mechanical Properties of Regenerated Cellulose Nanocomposites via Ionic Liquids

2015 ◽  
Vol 1112 ◽  
pp. 393-396
Author(s):  
Nurbaiti Abdul Hanid ◽  
Mat Uzir Wahit ◽  
Qi Peng Guo
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Testing ◽  
Mechanical Stability ◽  
Layered Silicate ◽  
Regenerated Cellulose ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cellulose Nanocomposites ◽  
Scanning Electron

A series of regenerated cellulose (RC) nanocomposites which were incorporated with the layered silicate mica were successfully prepared via ionic liquid. The effect of the mica loadings was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The mechanical properties which were investigated via tensile testing indicated that upon the introduction of the mica displayed a significant enhancement on the mechanical stability of the RC. The results showed the potential of mica to reinforce the RC polymers matrix.

Influence of the structure on the mechanical properties of electrodeposited metallic thin films

1993 ◽  
Vol 308 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-L. Delplancke ◽  
R. Winand ◽  
J. Dille ◽  
J. Charlier
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Work Hardening ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ageing Process ◽  
Metallic Thin Films ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
X Ray

ABSTRACTProduction of thin (10 to 200 microns thick) metallic (Cu, Co and Ni-P) foils is performed by electrodeposition on various substrates. A competition between substrate-induced and electroplating-induced inhibition of crystal growth appears. Film structures observed by SEM, TEM and X-Ray diffraction are related to the mechanical properties of the films (stress-strain curves, microhardness and work hardening bend test).In some cases, copper thin films with a large number of submicron crystals are obtained. These films recrystallize at room temperature and their mechanical properties are completely modified by this ageing process.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Blend Films Based on Hemicelluloses and Cellulose

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Hui Gao ◽  
Jun Rao ◽  
Ying Guan ◽  
Wen-qi Li ◽  
Mao-chao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Testing ◽  
Electrostatic Interactions ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Blend Films ◽  
Structural Relationships ◽  
Structures And Properties ◽  
Convenient Approach ◽  
Hydrogen Bondings

This study presents an effective and convenient approach to prepare blend films with enhanced mechanical and thermodynamic properties by incorporation of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) into quaternized hemicelluloses (QH). The structures and properties of films were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and tensile testing, respectively. From the SEM pictures, tight, homogeneous, and smooth surfaces of films were obtained. In addition, the transparencies of the blend films were increased with the increasing of CMC content. The results of mechanical properties indicated that the blend film prepared from QH and CMC (1 : 2 m/m) had a tensile strength of 65.2 MPa. It suggested that the addition of CMC was contributed to mechanical properties by strong electrostatic interactions and the enhanced hydrogen bondings with QH. These results provide insights into the understanding of the structural relationships of bioblend films in coating and packaging application.

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