Super-hard (MoSiTiVZr)Nx high-entropy nitride coatings

High-entropy nitride coatings have become a promising alternative to traditional protective coatings due to their excellent mechanical properties, thermal stability, oxidation, and wear resistance. However, the design and fabrication of hard high-entropy nitride coatings remain a great challenge. In...

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Published in:Journal of alloys and compounds Vol. 926; p. 166807
Main Authors: Li, Jingchuan, Chen, Yujie, Zhao, Yiman, Shi, Xunwang, wang, Shu, Zhang, Sam
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 10.12.2022
Elsevier BV
Subjects:
Alloying elements
Chemical composition
Corrosion mechanisms
Corrosion resistance
Corrosion resistant steels
Corrosive wear
Damage tolerance
Entropy
Hardness
High-entropy nitride coatings
Magnetron sputtering
Mechanical properties
Nitrides
Nitrogen
Oxidation resistance
Phase transition
Protective coatings
Reactive magnetron sputtering
Solid phases
Stainless steels
Super hard
Thermal stability
Wear resistance
Reactive magnetron sputtering
High-entropy nitride coatings
Super hard
Phase transition
ISSN:0925-8388, 1873-4669
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Summary:High-entropy nitride coatings have become a promising alternative to traditional protective coatings due to their excellent mechanical properties, thermal stability, oxidation, and wear resistance. However, the design and fabrication of hard high-entropy nitride coatings remain a great challenge. In this study, (MoSiTiVZr)Nx high-entropy nitride coatings were deposited by reactive DC magnetron sputtering at different nitrogen flow. The chemical compositions, structures, hardness, damage-tolerance, friction and corrosion resistances of the coatings were investigated. With the increase of nitrogen content in the coatings, the phase structure transforms from an amorphous structure to a single face centered cubic structure, and all alloying elements form metal-nitrogen bonds. The coating with nitrogen content of 53.7 at% exhibits an ultrahigh hardness of 45.6 GPa and the best damage-tolerance and wear resistance. The coatings with low nitrogen contents show better corrosion resistance than 304 stainless steels, however, an increase in nitrogen content results in a slight decrease in corrosion resistance. The mechanism of the structures, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of (MoSiTiVZr)Nx coatings are discussed in details. •(MoSiTiVZr)Nx coatings were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering.•Effect of N addition on structures and properties of the coatings was studied.•The structure of the coatings changes from an amorphous to a single FCC structure.•The maximum hardness of the coating reaches super hard level of 45.6 GPa.
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ISSN:0925-8388
1873-4669
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.166807