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Improvement in wear resistance of C+ ion implanted DC magnetron sputtered TiC film

  • Revati Rani
  • , N. Kumar*
  • , D. Dinesh Kumar
  • , Kalpatru Panda
  • , S. K. Srivastava
  • , S. Dash
  • , A. K. Tyagi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    DC Magnetron sputtered TiC films were subjected to C+ ion implantation in order to modify the microstructure and topography. The surface roughness of implanted films increased due to ion beam induced surface bubbling and blistering. Hardness and Young's modulus values were decreased due to the amorphization of TiC crystalline phase. The adhesive strength of film-substrate interface was not influenced by C+ ion implantation. The tribological results showed considerable enhancement in the wear resistance in the highest dose C+ ion implanted film, compared to as-deposited TiC film. The enhanced properties are correlated to amorphization of TiC crystalline phase.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)121-130
    Number of pages10
    JournalTribology International
    Volume104
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 01-12-2016

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Surfaces and Interfaces
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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