Improvement of Adhesion of Diamond Coatings to WC(CO) Tool Substrates

1994 ◽  
Vol 363 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. D. Fan ◽  
K. Jagannadham ◽  
J. Narayan

AbstractAdhesion of diamond coatings to cutting tool substrates is an important property that is needed to replace the polycrystalline diamond tools (PCD) in machine tool applications. The improvement in adhesion of diamond on WC(Co) tool substrates is brought about by formation of a composite layer. Composite layers made up of TiC or TiN and diamond were formed by laser physical vapor deposition of ceramic coatings and hot filament chemical vapor deposition of diamond films. A first layer of discontinuous diamond film on WC is embedded in the ceramic coatings followed by growth of a continuous diamond film that maintains continuity with the first diamond layer. The composite coatings were characterized by SEM and Raman spectroscopy. Adhesion and wear resistance of the diamond coatings were measured using a polishing wear test. The mechanisms of improvement in adhesion were analyzed by finite element modeling. Results show that TiC composite layers improve the adhesion of diamond coatings significantly. This improvement is considered to arise from the modification of the thermal stress at the interface between the diamond film and the WC(Co) tool substrate.

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2850-2867 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.D. Fan ◽  
X. Chen ◽  
K. Jagannadham ◽  
J. Narayan

We have developed multilayer composite diamond coatings with improved adhesion and wear resistance on WC(Co) tool substrates. The coatings consist of a first layer of discontinuous diamond crystallites that are anchored to the WC(Co) substrate by an interposing layer of ceramic films. These films consist of TiC, TiN, SiC, Si3N4 or WC deposited to provide a conformal coverage on the first layer of diamond. A second or final layer of continuous diamond film is deposited to provide the cutting edge of the tool. The diamond film in the composite layers is deposited by hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) and the interposing layer is deposited by laser physical vapor deposition (LPVD). The different parameters associated with the deposition of diamond and interposing layers are optimized to improve the adhesion and wear resistance. We have studied the adhesion characteristics by indentation tests in which the critical load for peeling of the diamond films is determined. Adhesion and wear resistance of the films are also tested using an overlap polishing on diamond paste with 5–6 μm particle size. The diamond and interposing layers in the composite are characterized by scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Results of improvement in adhesion and wear resistance are correlated with the quality of the diamond film and the interposing layer. Better accommodation of thermal stresses and strains in the composite layers has been shown to be responsible for improvement in the adhesion and wear resistance of the composite diamond films.


1995 ◽  
Vol 415 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.D. Fan ◽  
K. Jagannadham ◽  
J. Narayan

ABSTRACTComposite diamond coatings on Si3N4 substrates have been developed to minimize stresses/strains and improve wear and adhesion properties. The coatings consist of a first layer of discontinuous diamond crystallites which are anchored to the Si3N4 substrate by a second interposing layer of TiC or TiN film. A top third layer of continuous diamond film is grown epitaxially on the first layer. The diamond films and TiC or TiN films were deposited using hot filament chemical vapor deposition and laser physical vapor deposition, respectively. The TiC and TiN films were examined by X-ray diffraction. The diamond films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Adhesion of the diamond coatings was investigated using overlap polishing with diamond paste, wear against Al-12.5%Si alloy, and pull-test. The results show that after introducing an interposing layer of TiC or TiN, adhesion of diamond coatings on Si3N4 substrates is improved significantly. After polishing test against diamond paste for 4 hours, only 30% of diamond was retained with single diamond coating while 80% of diamond was found with TiN composite diamond coating. The mechanism of improvement of adhesion is discussed.


1993 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 545-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Dion ◽  
C. Baquey ◽  
P. Havlik ◽  
J.R. Monties

In order to evaluate under dynamic circumstances the in vitro platelet adhesion induced by rigid materials such as ceramic coatings deposited on selected substrates, a new model simulating a tube has been designed. In vitro platelet adhesion was assessed with this new model: the material was titanium nitride (TiN) deposited on Ti6A14V (TA6V) titanium alloy by a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process. The results were compared to those obtained with complete titanium carbide (TiC) graphite tubes coated with TiN by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The difference observed (less than 25%) in favour of the new system, could be due to the better surface state of the construction materials of this system. In fact it is a systemic error. However TiN confirms its good performance as a blood-contacting biomaterial.


1994 ◽  
Vol 356 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. D. Fan ◽  
K. Jagannadham ◽  
J. Narayan

AbstractThermal stress influences adhesion of many coatings applied on tool substrates. Management of thermal stresses is important for improvement of coatings and tool life. We have shown that stresses can be controlled by developing a composite layer of diamond with carbides and nitrides such as TiC or TiN. We have modeled the thermal stresses in these composite diamond coatings using finite element analysis. The composite diamond coatings consist of a discontinuous layer of diamond with an embedded layer of TiC or TiN, and a top layer of continuous diamond. For comparison, a single layer of diamond coating has also been used. The thermal stresses in these coatings on WC(Co) and Si3N4 tool substrates were calculated. Results show that the thermal stresses at the interface between the coatings and the substrate are relaxed after introducing the composite layers. This stress relaxation is responsible for the improvement of the adhesion of composite coatings.


Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 851
Author(s):  
Svetlana I. Dorovskikh ◽  
Evgeniia S. Vikulova ◽  
Elena V. Chepeleva ◽  
Maria B. Vasilieva ◽  
Dmitriy A. Nasimov ◽  
...  

This work is aimed at developing the modification of the surface of medical implants with film materials based on noble metals in order to improve their biological characteristics. Gas-phase transportation methods were proposed to obtain such materials. To determine the effect of the material of the bottom layer of heterometallic structures, Ir, Pt, and PtIr coatings with a thickness of 1.4–1.5 μm were deposited by metal–organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on Ti6Al4V alloy discs. Two types of antibacterial components, namely, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and discontinuous Ag coatings, were deposited on the surface of these coatings. AuNPs (11–14 nm) were deposited by a pulsed MOCVD method, while Ag films (35–40 nm in thickness) were obtained by physical vapor deposition (PVD). The cytotoxic (24 h and 48 h, toward peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)) and antibacterial (24 h) properties of monophase (Ag, Ir, Pt, and PtIr) and heterophase (Ag/Pt, Ag/Ir, Ag/PtIr, Au/Pt, Au/Ir, and Au/PtIr) film materials deposited on Ti-alloy samples were studied in vitro and compared with those of uncoated Ti-alloy samples. Studies of the cytokine production by PBMCs in response to incubation of the samples for 24 and 48 h and histological studies at 1 and 3 months after subcutaneous implantation in rats were also performed. Despite the comparable thickness of the fibrous capsule after 3 months, a faster completion of the active phase of encapsulation was observed for the coated implants compared to the Ti alloy analogs. For the Ag-containing samples, growth inhibition of S. epidermidis, S. aureus, Str. pyogenes, P. aeruginosa, and Ent. faecium was observed.


Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Andreia A. Ferreira ◽  
Francisco J. G. Silva ◽  
Arnaldo G. Pinto ◽  
Vitor F. C. Sousa

PVD (physical vapor deposition) and CVD (chemical vapor deposition) have gained greater significance in the last two decades with the mandatory shift from electrodeposition processes to clean deposition processes due to environmental, public safety, and health concerns. Due to the frequent use of coatings in several industrial sectors, the importance of studying the chromium coating processes through PVD–sputtering can be realized, investing in a real alternative to electroplated hexavalent chromium, usually denominated by chromium 6, regularly applied in electrodeposition processes of optical products in the automotive industry. At an early stage, experimental tests were carried out to understand which parameters are most suitable for obtaining chromium coatings with optical properties. To study the coating in a broad way, thickness and roughness analysis of the coatings obtained using SEM and AFM, adhesion analyzes with the scratch-test and transmittance by spectrophotometry were carried out. It was possible to determine that the roughness and transmittance decreased with the increase in the number of layers, the thickness of the coating increased linearly, and the adhesion and resistance to climatic tests remained positive throughout the study. Thus, this study allows for the understanding that thin multilayered Cr coatings can be applied successfully to polymeric substrates regarding optical applications in the automotive industry.


2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Mahyar Khorasani ◽  
Mohammad Reza Solymany yazdi ◽  
Mehdi Faraji ◽  
Alex Kootsookos

Thin-film coating plays a prominent role on the manufacture of many industrial devices. Coating can increase material performance due to the deposition process. Having adequate and precise model that can predict the hardness of PVD and CVD processes is so helpful for manufacturers and engineers to choose suitable parameters in order to obtain the best hardness and decreasing cost and time of industrial productions. This paper proposes the estimation of hardness of titanium thin-film layers as protective industrial tools by using multi-layer perceptron (MLP) neural network. Based on the experimental data that was obtained during the process of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and physical vapor deposition (PVD), the modeling of the coating variables for predicting hardness of titanium thin-film layers, is performed. Then, the obtained results are experimentally verified and very accurate outcomes had been attained.


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