“…Among various hard face layers, nitride layers most importantly improve the load-bearing capacity of the surface; also, they can enhance the wear and corrosion resistance [6,7]. A wide range of coating systems such as AlN [8], CrN [9], TiAlN [10,11], CrAlN [12], and TiN [13,14] have been applied on steel using the duplex surface treating method. In addition, TiN coatings have found extensive industrial applications, such as coatings on mandrels, drawing dies, cutting tools, molds, gears, and bearings [15,16], as they offer high hardness, wear, and corrosion resistance [17,18]; also, good thermal and electrical conductivities should be noted [19].…”