On the interplay between microstructure, residual stress and fracture toughness of (Hf-Nb-Ta-Zr)C multi-metal carbide hard coatings

The development of sputtered coatings with improved hardness-toughness property combination is widely sought after. Multi-element ceramic carbide (Hf-Nb-Ta-Zr)C coatings with excess carbon, synthesized by DC co-sputtering is presented in this study as a promising candidate to achieve this objective....

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Main Authors: Hariprasad Gopalan, Amalraj Marshal, Marcus Hans, Daniel Primetzhofer, Niels Cautaerts, Benjamin Breitbach, Bernhard Völker, Christoph Kirchlechner, Jochen M. Schneider, Gerhard Dehm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Materials & Design
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127522009455