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Deposition, Material Characterization, And Mechanical Testing Of Cr Containing Diamond-Like Carbon Films, Nicholas Anderson
Deposition, Material Characterization, And Mechanical Testing Of Cr Containing Diamond-Like Carbon Films, Nicholas Anderson
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A series of amorphous hydrogenated chromium containing diamond-like carbon films were deposited on 316 stainless steel substrates with a chromium interlayer through inductively coupled plasma assisted direct current magnetron sputtering. Details on the deposition process of these films are discussed. The film is characterized using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The coating hardness and indentation modulus is measured by instrumented nanoindentation. The coefficient of friction and the upper bound of the coating wear coefficient is measured using the pin-on-disk method. The fracture toughness of the diamond-like carbon film and a …