@misc{ShulepovKashkarovStepanovetal., author = {Shulepov, Ivan A. and Kashkarov, Egor B. and Stepanov, Igor B. and Syrtanov, Maxim S. and Sutygina, Alina and Shanenkov, Ivan and Obrosov, Aleksei and Weiß, Sabine}, title = {The Formation of Composite Ti-Al-N Coatings Using Filtered Vacuum Arc Deposition with Separate Cathodes}, series = {Metals}, volume = {7}, journal = {Metals}, number = {11}, issn = {2075-4701}, doi = {10.3390/met7110497}, pages = {13}, abstract = {Ti-Al-N coatings were deposited on high-speed steel substrates by filtered vacuum arc deposition (FVAD) during evaporation of aluminum and titanium cathodes. Distribution of elements, phase composition, and mechanical properties of Ti-Al-N coatings were investigated using Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and nanoindentation, respectively. Additionally, tribological tests and scratch tests of the coatings were performed. The stoichiometry of the coating changes from Ti0.6Al0.4N to Ti0.48Al0.52N with increasing aluminum arc current from 70 A to 90 A, respectively. XRD and TEM showed only face-centered cubic Ti-Al-N phase with preferred orientation of the crystallites in (220) direction with respect to the sample normal and without precipitates of AlN or intermetallics inside the coatings. Incorporation of Al into the TiN lattice caused shifting of the (220) reflex to a higher 2θ angle with increasing Al content. Low content and size of microdroplets were obtained using coaxial plasma filters, which provides good mechanical and tribological properties of the coatings. The highest value of microhardness (36 GPa) and the best wear-resistance were achieved for the coating with higher Al content, thus for Ti0.48Al0.52N. These coatings exhibit good adhesive properties up to 30 N load in the scratch tests.}, language = {en} } @misc{ObrosovSutyginaVolinskyetal., author = {Obrosov, Aleksei and Sutygina, Alina and Volinsky, Alex A. and Manakhov, Anton and Weiß, Sabine and Kashkarov, Egor B.}, title = {Effect of Hydrogen Exposure on Mechanical and Tribological Behavior of CrₓN Coatings Deposited at Different Pressures on IN718}, series = {Materials}, volume = {10}, journal = {Materials}, number = {5}, issn = {1996-1944}, doi = {10.3390/ma10050563}, pages = {563}, abstract = {In the current study, the properties of the CrₓN coatings deposited on the Inconel 718 superalloy using direct current reactive magnetron sputtering are investigated. The influence of working pressure on the microstructure, mechanical, and tribological properties of the CrₓN coatings before and after high-temperature hydrogen exposure is studied. The cross-sectional scanning electron micrographs indicate the columnar structure of the coatings, which changes from dense and compact columns to large columns with increasing working pressure. The Cr/N ratio increases from 1.4 to 1.9 with increasing working pressure from 300 to 900 mPa, respectively. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals a change from mixed hcp-Cr₂N and fcc-CrN structure to approximately stoichiometric Cr₂N phase. After gas-phase hydrogenation, the coating deposited at 300 mPa exhibits the lowest hydrogen absorption at 600 °C of all investigated coatings. The results indicate that the dense mixed cubic and hexagonal structure is preferential for hydrogen permeation resistance due to the presence of cubic phase with higher packing density in comparison to the hexagonal structure. After hydrogenation, no changes in phase composition were observed; however, a small amount of hydrogen is accumulated in the coatings. An increase of coating hardness and elastic modulus was observed after hydrogen exposure. Tribological tests reveal that hydrogenation leads to a decrease of the friction coefficient up to 20\%-30\%. The best value of 0.25 was reached for hydrogen exposed CrₓN coating deposited at 300 mPa.}, language = {en} }