Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Water Contact Angle of PVD Hard Coatings

Various PVD (physical vapor deposition) hard coatings including nitrides and metal-doped diamond-like carbons (Me-DLC) were applied in plastic injection and die-casting molds to improve wear resistance and reduce sticking. In this study, nitrides hcp-AlN (hexagonal close-packed AlN), Cr2N, (CrAl)2N)...

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Main Authors: Yu-Sen Yang, Ting-Pin Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-08-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/6/8/3373