Toughening effect of Ni on nc-CrAlN/a-SiNx hard nanocomposite

Toughening effect of Ni on nc-CrAlN/a-SiNx hard nanocomposite

To combat the brittleness of hard nc-CrAlN/a-SiNx nanocomposite (nc-: nanocrystalline, a-: X-ray amorphous), different Ni content (from 0 to 39.8 at.%) is doped via magnetron sputtering. Glancing Angle X-ray Diffractometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscop...

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Main Authors: Wang, Yu Xi, Zhang, Sam, Lee, Jyh-Wei, Lew, Wen Siang, Li, Bo
Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Composite materials
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97702
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17131
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:To combat the brittleness of hard nc-CrAlN/a-SiNx nanocomposite (nc-: nanocrystalline, a-: X-ray amorphous), different Ni content (from 0 to 39.8 at.%) is doped via magnetron sputtering. Glancing Angle X-ray Diffractometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy are employed to investigate the microstructural evolution. With increased Ni, the grain size decreases accompanied with morphology change, from dense glassy to coarse columns. With 4.2 at.% Ni, scratch toughness of nc-CrAlN/a-SiNx hard nanocomposite (28 GPa) is improved by around 200% at expense of only 18% hardness.

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