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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Structure and Tribological Properties of TiN/DLC, CrN/DLC, TiAlCN/DLC, AlTiCN/DLC and AlCrTiN/DLC Hybrid Coatings on Tool Steel.

Marcin Staszuk, Daniel Pakuła, Magdalena Olszowska, Anna Kloc-Ptaszna, Magdalena Szindler, Andrzej N Wieczorek, Rafał Honysz, Ewa Jonda, Marcin Basiaga

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Marcin StaszukFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3637-9713
Daniel PakułaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8382-0949
Magdalena OlszowskaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
Anna Kloc-PtasznaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
Magdalena SzindlerFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
Andrzej N WieczorekFaculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Automation Industry, Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 2A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8634-7763
Rafał HonyszFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6040-0378
Ewa JondaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
Marcin BasiagaFaculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5978-3861

Funding

NCBiR TECHMATSTRATEG-III/0028/2019Silesian University of Technology 10/010/RGJ25/0079
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In view of the need to increase the durability of working tools exposed to intense friction, this study analysed hybrid coatings (TiAlCN, AlTiCN, AlCrTiN, TiN, CrN) with a DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) layer, deposited using PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) methods (arc evaporation and magnetron sputtering). The structural characteristics of the coatings were determined using SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) and AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) microscopy, as well as Raman spectroscopy, which confirmed the compact structure and amorphous nature of the DLC layer. Tribological tests were performed using a ball-on-disc test, revealing that DLC hybrid coatings significantly reduce the coefficient of friction (stabilisation in the range of 0.10 to 0.14 due to DLC graphitisation), limiting tool wear even under increased load. The SEM-EDS (Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy) microscopic examination revealed that the dominant wear mechanisms are abrasive and adhesive damage, and the AlCrTiN/DLC system is characterised by low wear and high adhesion (L

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AFManti-wear coatingsDLCPVDscratch testSEMtribology

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PMID40942614
PMCPMC12430089

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