The Structure and Adhesion of Zr/TiAlN Coatings on High-Speed Steel and Cemented Carbide Substrates

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Zr/TiAlN coatings as well as single TiAlN coatings were deposited on high-speed steel and cemented carbide substrates by medium frequency magnetron sputtering. The crystal structure and cross-sectional morphology of coatings were evaluated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. The adhesion of coatings to substrate was measured by Rockwell indention tests. These investigations show that the main diffraction peak of Zr/TiAlN and TiAlN coatings are corresponding to the TiN phase. The preferred orientation of out TiAlN coatings is obviously affected by Zr interlayer and substrate materials. The TiAlN coatings both on HSS and cemented carbide substrates exhibit a columnar structure. But, the columnar morphology of Zr/TiAlN on cemented carbide substrate becomes ambiguous and this structure of Zr/TiAlN coatings on HSS substrate even changes to isometric. The Rockwell indention results indicate that the adhesion of TiAlN coatings is significantly improved by adding Zr interlayer both on HSS substrate and cemented carbide substrate.

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