Influence of Ag content on the microstructure, mechanical, and tribological properties of TaVN–Ag films

作     者：Tong Chen Li-hua Yu Jun-hua Xu 

作者机构：School of Material Science and EngineeringJiangsu University of Science and Technology 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Minerals,Metallurgy and Materials》 (矿物冶金与材料学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第25卷第1期

页      面：110-115页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0806[工学-冶金工程] 080601[工学-冶金物理化学] 

基　　金：financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51374115 and 51574131) Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (KYCX17-1832) Research Fund of Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (YCX16S-22) 

主　　题：TaVN-Ag films RF magnetron sputtering microstructure mechanical properties tribological performances 

摘      要：A series of TaVN-Ag nanocomposite films were deposited using a radio-frequency magnetron sputtering system. The micro- structure, mechanical properties, and tribological performance of the films were investigated. The results showed that TaVN-Ag films were composed of face-centered cubic （fcc） TaVN and fcc-Ag. With increasing Ag content, the hardness of TaVN-Ag composite films first in- creased and then decreased rapidly. The maximum hardness value was 31.4 GPa. At room temperature, the coefficient of friction （COF） of TaVN-Ag films decreased from 0.76 to 0.60 with increasing Ag content from 0 to 7.93at%. For the TaVN-Ag films with 7.93at% Ag, COF first increased and then decreased rapidly from 0.60 at 25℃ to 0.35 at 600℃, whereas the wear rate of the film increased continuously from 3.91 × 10^-7 to 19.1 × 10^7 mm3/（N·mm）. The COF of the TaVN-Ag film with 7.93at% Ag was lower than that of the TaVN film, and their wear rates showed opposite trends with increasing temperature.