Development and tribo-mechanical properties of functional ternary nitride coatings: Applications-based comprehensive review

Abstract

Friction and wear are very crucial aspects of the performance, service life, and the operational costs for a mechanical component or equipment. To reduce the friction and wear at the interface of the sliding or mating parts, different conventional binary coatings like TiN, CrN, TiC, etc., have been used in the last two decades. But ternary nitride coatings have replaced the binary coatings due to better tribo-mechanical properties. Now, ternary nitride coatings are being extensively used in several fields such as cutting tools, machinery parts, orthopedic implants, microelectronics, marine equipment, decorative purposes, automotive, aerospace industry, etc. Many researchers have developed and investigated the ternary nitride coatings for different applications. Nonetheless, there is a huge research potential in the development and optimization of the tribo-mechanical properties of the ternary nitride coatings. Therefore, tribo-mechanical studies of the ternary nitride coatings are needed for fostering the new industrial applications. This paper is focused to summarize and compare the tribo-mechanical properties of the ternary nitride coatings comprehensively and aims to explore the novel research directions in the development of the ternary nitride coatings.

Recent Advancements in Materials and Coatings for Biomedical Implants

“…Transition metal carbonitrides (TiCN, ZrCN) were found to increase the service life of orthopedic implants in terms of wear resistance in biological media [184][185][186]. Recently, quaternary carbonitrides-based coatings (TiAlCN, TiCrCN, TiNbCN, etc.)…”

Structure and mechanical properties of TiCN-ZrCN multilayer coatings

“…The increased scientific interest in nanoscale multilayer coatings in recent years is due to the excellent physical and mechanical properties, shown by such structures and unusual for their individual components [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Multilayer systems are characterised by considerably improved mechanical and tribologicl properties tо those of single layer coatings [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Moreover, the specific wear rate of coatings with multilayer architecture can decrease significantly in various operating modes without affecting the high values of hardness and strength.…”

EFFECT OF NITROGEN PRESSURE ON THE STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF V-Mo-N COATINGS DEPOSITED BY CATHODIC ARC EVAPORATION

“…Transition metal nitrides are ceramics with exceptional properties, including high hardness, wear resistance, high temperature stability, and chemical inertness [1]. Every year, the requirements for products in many areas of application become more rigorous, so classical binary materials such as TiN, CrN, MoN, ZrN can no longer satisfy them [2,3]. Transition metal nitrides have high hardness, they, but like most ceramics, are quite brittle, which can lead to coating failure due to the formation and propagation of cracks under high thermal and mechanical stresses.…”

“…It is known, that cathodic arc deposition of coatings is a complex multifactorial process consisting of several stages: plasma generation, its transfer to the deposition surface, interaction of condensed particles with the gaseous medium and the deposition surface, formation of a coating on the substrate. At each stage, the pressure of the reaction gas has a significant effect [2][3][4]. The purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of nitrogen pressure during cathodic arc deposition of V-Mo-N coatings on their composition, structure, and mechanical properties.…”