TY - JOUR A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Rooch, Heidemarie A1 - Österle, Werner T1 - Microstructural differences between two Zr(C,N) coatings revealed by analytical transmission electron microscopy N2 - The microstructures of two samples of a Zr(C,N) coating on steel, which unexpectedly differed in their tribological properties, were investigated by analytical transmission electron microscopy. The samples were produced by a cathodic arc evaporation process in two commercial coating devices under similar coating conditions with the exception of the number of Zr targets. The source of the differing tribological properties of the samples was detected by analytical transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), energy filtering TEM (EFTEM), electron diffraction, high resolution electron microscopy, and high angel annular dark field. The TEM preparation and the results of the TEM investigations are shown in detail. The origin of the unexpected behavior was determined to be a nano-scale multilayer structure that existed only in the tribologically superior specimen. EDX and EFTEM investigations indicated enrichment in oxygen at the interface between coating and steel substrate in the tribologically inferior sample. Findings of the microstructural configuration were obtained by taking a closer look at the structure and comparing the results of the several analytical TEM techniques. This allows the allocation of the concentration fluctuations in N, C, and Zr to the two thickness fractions of the nano multilayers and a local correlation of the identified minority phase Zr3(C,N)4 to the higher N content in the narrower type of the multilayer fraction of the sample with the excellent tribological properties. The minority phase Zr3(C,N)4 is randomly distributed in the sample with the defective tribological properties. Coating conditions are not topic of this work, but after discussion of the TEM results, the fact that one of the coating devices worked with one Zr target and the other one with two, could be identified as cause for the formation of the nano multilayer structure in the sample with the superior tribological properties. KW - Analytical transmission electron microscopy KW - Tribological coatings KW - Multilayers KW - Analytical TEM KW - Coatings KW - Nano-multilayer PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2012.02.051 SN - 0040-6090 VL - 520 IS - 13 SP - 4275 EP - 4281 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-25657 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Gesatzke, Wolfgang A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Skopp, André T1 - Characterization of defects in dry-pressed green bodies PY - 1994 SN - 1013-9826 VL - 89-91 SP - 763 EP - 767 PB - Trans Tech Publ. CY - Aedermannsdorf AN - OPUS4-2413 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Effner, Ute A1 - Glaubitz, Steffen A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Rudolph, Edith ED - Ziegler, G. T1 - Charakterisierung hochfester ZrO2-Werkstoffe T2 - Werkstoffwoche '96 (WW) CY - Stuttgart, Deutschland DA - 1996-05-28 PY - 1997 SN - 3-88355-234-8 VL - 6 SP - 691 EP - 702 PB - DGM Informationsges. CY - Frankfurt AN - OPUS4-2635 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Coniglio, N. A1 - Cross, Carl Edward A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Österle, Werner T1 - Phase formation in 6060/4043 aluminium weld solidification N2 - Weld metal microstructure for alloy 6060 aluminum welds, made using the gas-tungsten arc process and alloy 4043 filler metal, has been characterized using optical metallography, EPMA microprobe analysis, SEM/EBSD and STEM/EDX electron microscopy, and single-sensor differential thermal analysis (SS-DTA). In addition, alloy 6060 castings were solidified at variable cooling rates approaching that of welding, to provide a reference for comparison with weld microstructure. It was found that a major change in cast microstructure occurs at cooling rates higher than 27 K/s resulting in a structure similar to that observed in weld metal. Rapid cooling is believed to favor low temperature solidification reactions that normally would be achieved only at higher silicon content. Accordingly, additions of 4043 filler metal that increase the weld metal silicon content have only limited affect on weld solidification range and microstructure. This has direct implications regarding how 4043 filler additions improve weldability and weld quality. KW - 6060 aluminium KW - GTA weld KW - Weld metal microstructure KW - Cooling rate KW - Scanning TEM KW - Thermal analysis PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2009.03.087 SN - 0921-5093 SN - 1873-4936 VL - 517 IS - 1-2 SP - 321 EP - 327 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-20625 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Bresch, Harald A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Steinborn, Gabriele A1 - Krietsch, Arne A1 - Langner, Jeanette A1 - Schmidt, Martin A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Seeger, Stefan T1 - Physical-chemical characterization of NM105(P25) N2 - NM 105, Ti02 (P25) could not be ignited as dust layer and dispersed in air as dust/air-mixture as well. This dust is not dust explosible and the burning behaviour corresponds to Burning Class 1 (no Ignition). The results have shown that the tested sample is thus not combustible at all, because it is already oxidized completely. KW - OECD KW - WPMN KW - TiO2 KW - NM105 KW - P25 KW - Sponsorship programme PY - 2012 SP - 1 EP - 18 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-27322 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -