Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1992, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (8): 110-113.

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MICROHARDNESS DISTRIBUTION AT INTERFACE OF(N~++IP)-TiN COMPOSITE COATINGS ON STEEL

JIN Zhujing YU Li YU Zhiming DAI Shaoxia XU Jiayin Institute of Corrosion and Protection of Metals,Academia Sinica,Corrosion Science Laboratory Academia Sinica,Shenyang,China   

  • Received:1992-08-11 Revised:1992-08-11 Online:1992-08-11 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The composite coating of(N~++IP)-TiN was prepared by ion-plated TiN film onto ion-nitrided case on the low carbon steel substrate.The microhardness measurement along in- terface between IP-TiN coating and substrate was detected as a moderate decrease in magni- tude with increase of distance from the coating surface.This seems due to the occurrence of ion nitride case,ε-Fe_3N-Fe_2N and Fe_4N phases,along the interface.

Key words: microhardness, composite coating, interface, ion-plating, ion