Evaluation of Local Mechanical Properties of Thin Coatings Prepared by PVD Evaporation

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The contribution deals with evaluation of mechanical properties of thin hard coatings prepared by ARC evaporation on steel substrate K110. In this paper TiN and AlTiCrN are comparatively studied. The thickness of TiN and AlTiCrN coatings was evaluated using the calotest, GDOES and nanohardness was also measured. The results show that AlTiCrN coatings posses higher hardness and Young´s modulus than simple monolayer TiN coatings. The substrate-coating interface was without failures, which confirmed excellent adhesion properties of the system. Due to their specific properties, the coatings appear suitable for use in practical operations.

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