Improvement of die life in the hot forging of brass alloys is considered vital from both technical and economical points of view. In this research, pin-ondisc tests were carried out at a range of temperatures to evaluate the influence of plasma nitriding and duplex nitriding-physical vapour deposition (PVD), including TiN-TiAlN and TiN-TiAlN-CrAlN coatings, on the tribological properties of AIS...

The 316 L Stainless Steel is widely used as structural material in marine applications and subject to localized pitting corrosion chlorinated environments. main aim of the present work development coatings that are alternately deposited by a combination Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Atomic Layer (ALD) techniques. Three different architectures PVD/ALD, ALD/PVD PVD/ALD/PVD were studied. layer A...

Article history: Received 18 March 2016 Revised 16 July 2016 Accepted in revised form 28 July 2016 Available online xxxx Photoluminescence piezospectroscopy (PLPS) was used as a non-destructive technique for the measurement of residual stresses within the thermally grown oxide (TGO) layer beneath plasma-spray thermal barrier coatings (TBC). The technique has proved to be very effective for such...

The paper summarizes the current development of high-velocity oxygen–fuel coupled physical vapor deposition (HVOF-PVD) duplex coatings as protective candidates. Following a detailed historical overview HVOF and PVD technologies, fabrication methods for are presented. coating superimposes synergistic advantages deposited by PVD, where traditional weaknesses each technique modified to great certa...

In the present manuscript, an extended review on the state of the art on the experimental and numerical characterization of the fatigue behavior of Physically Vapor Deposited (PVD) and Chemically Vapor Deposited (CVD) thin hard coatings is presented. The current application and development fields of PVD and CVD treatments are analysed, focusing on the advantages granted by the adoption of these...

In this study, physical vapor deposition (PVD) Ti-Cr-N coatings were deposited at two different temperatures 100 and 400ºC on hardened and tempered tool steel substrates. The influence of the applied deposition temperature on the physical and mechanical properties of coatings such as roughness, thickness, phase composition, hardness and Young’s modulus were evaluated. Phase compositions were st...

It is well known that injection of glass fibre–reinforced plastics (GFRP) causes abrasive wear in moulds’ cavities and runners. Physical vapour deposition (PVD) coatings are intensively used to improve the wear resistance of different tools, also being one of the most promising ways to increase the moulds’ lifespan, mainly when used with plastics strongly reinforced with glass fibres. This work...

In the aluminum die casting process, erosion, corrosion, soldering, and die sticking have a significant influence on tool life and product quality. A number of coatings such as TiN, CrN, and (Cr,Al)N deposited by physical vapor deposition (PVD) have been employed to act as protective coatings due to their high hardness and chemical stability. In this study, the wear performance of two nanocompo...

The PVD techniques range over a wide variety of applications from decorative, to high temperature superconducting films. The thickness of the deposits can vary from angstroms to millimeters. A very large number of inorganic materials—metals, alloys, compounds, and mixtures—as well as some organic materials can be deposited using Physical vapour Deposition (PVD) technologies. Traditionally, the ...