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Microstructure of TiC/Amorphous Hydrocarbon Nanocomposite Coatings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2020

D. M. Cao ,
J. C. Jiang ,
B. Feng  and
W. J. Meng
D. M. Cao
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana70803
J. C. Jiang
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana70803
B. Feng
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana70803
W. J. Meng
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana70803
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Application of an appropriate ceramic surface coating to mechanical components such as bearings and gears can provide longer life and increased performance reliability. Metal-containing hydrocarbon (Me-C:H) coatings possess high hardness, together with low friction and low wear rate. They have also been suggested to adhere better to metallic substrates. This combination of attractive mechanical/tribological properties makes Me-C:H coatings potentially useful for surface modification of a wide range of mechanical components.

Using the technique of inductively coupled plasma (ICP) assisted vapor deposition[1], we have synthesized Ti-containing hydrocarbon (Ti-C:H) coatings with a wide range of Ti compositions[2]. Coating mechanical properties such as modulus and hardness have been measured by the technique of nanoindentation and correlated to Ti and hydrogen compositions[2,3].

We have performed detailed microstructural examination of Ti-C:H coatings by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy, and X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) spectroscopy.

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Films and Coatings
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 6 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis 2000, Microscopy Society of America 58th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 34th Annual Meeting, Microscopical Society of Canada/Societe de Microscopie de Canada 27th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 13-17, 2000 , August 2000 , pp. 440 - 441
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America

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