This paper is a review on the status of hard coating of various physical vapour deposition (PVD) techniques and compare their properties. The use of hard and wear resistant PVD coatings on cutting tools is now widespread in global manufacturing for reducing production cost and improving productivity, all of which are essential if industry is to remain economically competitive. The review includ...

Physicochemical properties of thin films on the base titanium oxides, obtained by a cathodic arc evaporation surface glass substrate are analysed in details. The analysis these was made using XRD, FTIR, SEM, XPS and ellipsometry. On basis analyses, particularly XPS, oxidative state Ti corresponding phases determined through various film layers from to substrate. depth levels their extinction co...

The results of an atomic force microscopy study the surface nickel coating doped with phosphorus 2 μm thick obtained by cathodic arc evaporation after annealing at temperatures from 100 to 500 °C are presented. morphology changes significantly increase in temperature. A negative high correlation between specific energy and roughness was established. mechanical properties (microhardness, elastic...

The utility of hard tribological coatings based on transition nitrides (e.g. CrN, TiAlN, CrAlN, etc.) as protective layers on various forming tools (e.g. die and its components used in high pressure die casting) has led to improvements in increased die life, reduced machine down time, and improved product quality. Moreover, recent advances in the coating design made it possible to obtain nanosc...