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A Comparative Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Tib2/Cr Multilayer Film by Indentation
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: Received: 14 September 2022 / Approved: 19 September 2022 / Online: 19 September 2022 (08:37:16 CEST)
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Chen, S.; Wu, Z.; Wang, Q. A Comparative Investigation of Mechanical Properties of TiB2/Cr Multilayer Film by Indentation. Magnetochemistry 2022, 8, 148. Chen, S.; Wu, Z.; Wang, Q. A Comparative Investigation of Mechanical Properties of TiB2/Cr Multilayer Film by Indentation. Magnetochemistry 2022, 8, 148.
Abstract
Alternating TiB2-dcMS and Cr-HiPIMS layers are used to fabricate TiB2/Cr multilayer films. In-troducing a 5-nm-thick Cr interlayer deposited under a substrate bias of -60 V produces slight increases of both film hardness and elastic modulus. The TEM observation indicates that the Cr grains favor epitaxially growth on TiB2 interlayer, forming a coherent TiB2/Cr interface. This produces the hardness increasement. Mechanic measurement by using AFM illustrates that the coherent interface increases the elastic modulus of the Cr up to ~280 GPa, which is significantly higher than bulk material.
Keywords
TiB2/Cr; Multilayer; Mechanical properties; Coherent interface
Subject
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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