Abstract
Owing to its excellent mechanical and thermal properties and outstanding oxidation resistance, TiSiN is used for protective hard coatings for cutting applications. While several reports confirm the oxidation stability of TiSiN up to temperatures above 800 °C, literature is currently lacking a thorough investigation of the oxidation sequence of this coating system. Thus, in this study the oxidation mechanism of TiSiN was monitored via in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) and complemented by a detailed analysis of the microstructure and elemental composition of oxidized coatings. A TiSiN coating was deposited by cathodic-arc evaporation in an industrial scale deposition plant. In-situ synchrotron XRD experiments of the powdered coating showed an oxidation stability up to ~830 °C, followed by the formation of both, rutile and anatase TiO 2 with increasing temperature. The formation of anatase during oxidation was confirmed by Raman and XRD investigations on a solid coating. High-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy investigations revealed the oxidation of only several hundred nm of the coating surface after oxidation at 930 °C for 5 min, while increasing the temperature to 1130 °C resulted in full oxidation of the Ti(Si)N nanocrystals, accompanied by high porosity and significant grain coarsening. Furthermore, elemental analysis showed the presence of TiO 2 grains surrounded by an amorphous Si-O-N phase as well as the formation of a TiO 2 top layer due to diffusion of Ti to the surface. The obtained results provide detailed and novel insight into the oxidation mechanism of TiSiN as well as on the microstructure of oxidized TiSiN coatings.
| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Aufsatznummer | 126632 |
| Seitenumfang | 9 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Surface & coatings technology |
| Jahrgang | 404.2020 |
| Ausgabenummer | 25 December |
| Frühes Online-Datum | 7 Nov. 2020 |
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| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 25 Dez. 2020 |
Bibliographische Notiz
Funding Information:The authors want to thank DI Alexander Fian (Materials - Joanneum Research) for XPS investigations. We acknowledge DESY (Hamburg, Germany), a member of the Helmholtz Association HGF, for the provision of experimental facilities. Parts of this research were carried out at PETRA III using the high energy materials science beamline P07 (proposal no.: I-20180959 EC). The research leading to this result has been supported by the project CALIPSOplus under the Grant Agreement 730872 from the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation HORIZON 2020. The financial support by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs and the National Foundation for Research, Technology and Development is gratefully acknowledged.
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