WC/C:H films synthesized by an hybrid reactive magnetron sputtering/Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition process: An alternative to Cr (VI) based hard chromium plating

2017 ◽  
Vol 630 ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nouvellon ◽  
R. Belchi ◽  
L. Libralesso ◽  
O. Douhéret ◽  
R. Lazzaroni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Deposition Process ◽  
Reactive Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition Process ◽  
Reactive Magnetron ◽  
Hard Chromium ◽  
Chromium Plating

scholarly journals Adhesion Studies of CrC/a-C:H Coatings Deposited with Anode Assisted Reactive Magnetron Sputtering Combined with DC-Pulsed Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2954
Author(s):  
Zhihong Huang ◽  
Zhijie Chen ◽  
Wenchang Lang ◽  
Xianghong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Carbon Content ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Reactive Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Reactive Magnetron ◽  
Pulsed Plasma

We studied the effect of CrC interlayers with different carbon contents on the adhesion of CrC/a-C:H coatings prepared by anode assisted reactive magnetron sputtering combined with DC-pulsed plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The adhesion of the coating was measured by indentation and scratching. The coatings were characterized by Raman, XPS, SEM and Nanoindentation. The adhesion of the CrC/a-C:H coating is best when the carbon content in the interlayer of CrC is 44.5%, the scratch adhesion is 74 N, and the indentation adhesion is HF1. In this case, the elastic modulus of the interlayer CrC (284 GPa) is closest to that of the a-C:H layer (274 GPa). In conclusion, when there is no graphitization in the CrC interlayer, and the elastic modulus of the CrC interlayer is close to that of the a-C:H layer, the CrC/a-C:H coatings show the best adhesion.

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