Effect of Cryogenic Treatment on Improving the Fracture Toughness of TiN Coated Cemented Carbide

Abstract:

The 2μm thick TiN coatings were deposited by arc ion plating on YW2 cemented carbide substrate, and the system of TiN/YW2 was treated with cryogenic treatment at -196°C for 30 hours. The change of the Rockwell indentation's morphology of the system (the form and density of cracks, the spalling state of the coating)before and after the treatment were investigated by means of the Rockwell hardness tester. With metallurgical microscope and SEM, the change of the microstructure of the substrate and its influence on the fracture toughness of the system were investigated. The results show that after the treatment, the density of the radiated cracks in the substrate were obviously reduced, but the main cracks hadn’t any change, the spalling of the TiN coating along the indentation was lightened. After the cryogenic treatment the dispersed granular γ phase obviously decreased or even disappeared, the pores became smaller and the microstructure of YW2 became more compact，and the microcracks were merged during the cryogenic treatment. These are beneficial to improve the fracture toughness of YW2 substrate and the coating/substrate system.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 415-417)
• Pages: 1903-1910
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.415-417.1903
• Online since: December 2011
• Authors: Chao Yin Nie, Ya Deng, Ying Ding, Ning Li, Xiao Gang Zhou, Li Dan Wei
• Keywords: Arc Ion Plating (AIP), Cryogenic Treatment, Fracture Toughness, Rockwell Indentation, TiN Coating

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