Adhesion enhancement of diamond coatings on WC tools by high energy ion irradiation

• Microcrystalline diamond thin films were deposited on cemented tungsten carbide cutting tools by hot-filament chemical vapour deposition process. The coatings deposited were irradiated with 50 MeV Si7+ ions upto a dose of <1013 ions cm-2. The adhesion and wear characteristics of as-deposited and irradiated coatings were studied and it was found that irradiation induced increased adhesion of the coatings to the substrate resulting in reduced coating failure during wear tests.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Tribologi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Tribology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Machine Elements

Maskinelement

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