Effects of deposition parameters on the properties of chromium carbide coatings deposited onto steel by sputtering

A study of the wear performance of duplex treated commercial low-alloy steel against alumina and WC balls

“…According to Su et al [17] and Jellad et al [18], sputtered Cr-C films can be of practical interest in abrasive and dry-sliding wear protection applications; in particular, Cr 3 C 2 presents excellent strength, hardness, and good corrosion-resistant properties [19][20][21][22].…”

Ion bombardment-induced nanocrystallization of magnetron-sputtered chromium carbide thin films

“…However, due to the environmental pollution that may be caused by these methods [11], recent investigations have been focused at various physical vapor deposition (PVD) techniques such as sputtering [1,3,[6][7][8][11][12][13][14][15], pulsed laser deposition [16] and arc evaporation [3][4][5]17,18] as well as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) techniques [19].…”

On the hardness and the inherent ductility of chromium carbide nanostructured coatings prepared by RF sputtering

“…Due to its excellent mechanical properties, Cr 3 C 2 coatings deposited by physical vapour deposition (PVD) are usually used to increase the service life of cutting tools, forming tools and machine components, especially for the purpose of improving wear and corrosion resistance [2]. Moreover, they are used in high temperature applications for forming and forging tools injection turbine air seals, and turbine vanes [3]. Nowadays, an increasing effort has been made to obtain crystalline Cr 3 C 2 thin films but in most cases the obtained films were amorphous [4].…”