Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Preparation and Characterization of Ir Coating on WC Ceramic by Double Glow Plasma

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Dense and adherent Ir coating was deposited on porous WC ceramic by double glow plasma (DGP). There were two cathodes in the vacuum deposition chamber. The bias voltage of Ir target and WC substrate were −900 and −350 V, respectively. The Ir coating was characterized using scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, nanoindentation instrument, and scratch tester to examine the microstructure and the mechanical properties. The results indicated that the deposition rate by DGP was up to 5-6 μm/h which was faster than that by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition and magnetron sputtering. The Ir coating had a preferential growth orientation of (220) crystal face. The hardness was 800 HV. The elastic modulus was 644 GPa. The excellent mechanical properties were attributed to the preferential growth, the large compressive stress, and the shrinkage of the lattice parameters. The adhesive force was up to 51 N. The strong adhesion was attributed to the mechanical locking and chemical reaction between the Ir coating and the porous WC substrate.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. H.U. Kim, S.H. Jeong, H.J. Kim, and J.H. Kim, Optical Properties of Aspheric Glass Lens Using DLC Coating Mold, Key Eng. Mater., 2007, 345-346, p 1577–1580

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. H.U. Kim, S.H. Jeong, D.-K. Lee, S.-S. Kim, H.-J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim, A Study on Improvement of WC Core Surface Roughness by Feedrate Control, J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng., 2009, 26(1), p 57–62

    Google Scholar 

  3. Y. Yamabemitarai, Platinum-Group-Metal-Based Intermetallics as High-Temperature Structural Materials, JOM, 2004, 56(9), p 34–39

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. H.U. Kim, D.-H. Cha, H.-J. Kim, and J.-H. Kim, Rhenium-Iridium Coating Effect of Tungsten Carbide Mold for Aspheric Glass Lens, Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf., 2009, 10(3), p 19–23

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. I.K. Igumenov, N.V. Gelfond, N.B. Morozova, and H. Nizard, Overview of Coating Growth Mechanisms in MOCVD Processes as Observed in Pt Group Metals, Chem. Vap. Depos., 2007, 13, p 633–637

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. J.R. Vargas Garcia and T. Goto, Chemical Vapor Deposition of Iridium, Platinum, Rhodium and Palladium, Mater. Trans., 2003, 44, p 1717–1728

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. W.B. Yang, L.T. Zhang, Y.F. Hua, and L.F. Cheng, Thermal Stability of Iridium Coating Prepared by MOCVD, Int. J. Refract. Met. Hard Mater., 2009, 27, p 33–36

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. K. Mumtaz, J. Echigoya, and M. Taya, Preliminary Study of Iridium Coating on Carbon/Carbon Composites, J. Mater. Sci., 1993, 28(20), p 5521–5527

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. K. Mumtaz and J. Echigoya, RF Magnetron Sputtered Iridium Coatings on Carbon Structural Materials, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 1993, 167, p 187–195

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. A. Etenko, T. McKechnie, A. Shchetkovskiy, and A. Smirnov, Oxidation-Protective Iridium and Iridium-Rhodium Coatings Produced by Electrodeposition from Molten Salts, ECS Trans., 2007, 3, p 151–157

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. B.A. Macklin, F.R. Owens, and P.A. LaMar, Development of Improved Methods of Depositing Iridium Coatings on Graphite, AFML TR 67-195, 1967.

  12. L. Snell, A. Nelson, and P. Molian, A Novel Laser Technique for Oxidation-Resistant Coating of Carbon-Carbon Composite, Carbon, 2001, 39, p 991–999

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. E.K. Ohriner, Processing of Iridium and Iridium Alloys-Methods from Purification to Fabrication, Platinum Met. Rev., 2008, 52(3), p 186–197

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. J.M. Criscione, H.F. Volk, and A.W. Smith, Protection of Graphite from Oxidation at 2100°C, AIAA J., 1966, 4, p 1791–1792

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. W. Sun, X. Xiong, B.Y. Huang, G.D. Li, H.B. Zhang, P. Xiao, Z.K. Chen, and X.L. Zheng, Preparation of ZrC Nano-Particles Reinforced Amorphous Carbon Composite Coating by Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2009, 255, p 7142–7146

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. J.P. Zhao, X. Wang, Z.Y. Chen, S.Q. Yang, T.S. Shi, and X.H. Liu, Overall Energy Model for Preferred Growth of TiN Films During Filtered Arc Deposition, J. Phys. D Appl. Phys., 1997, 30, p 5–12

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Z. Zhao, C. Wang, M. Li, L. Wang, and L. Kong, The Effects of Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser Irradiation on Surface Energy of Copper, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2006, 252, p 4257–4263

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. F. Maury and F. Senocq, Iridium Coatings Grown by Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition in a Hot-Wall CVD Reactor, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2003, 163-164, p 208–213

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. F. Wu, W. Chen, J. Duh, Y. Tsai, and Y. Chen, Ir-Based Multi-Component Coating on Tungsten Carbide by RF Magnetron Sputtering Process, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2003, 163-164, p 227–232

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. W.L. Lia, W.D. Fei, and T. Hanabusa, Effect of Deposition Condition on Residual Stress of Iron Nitride Thin Films Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering and Ion Implantation, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2006, 252, p 2847–2852

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Y. Huanga, F. Zhangb, K.C. Hwangb, W.D. Nix, G.M. Pharrd, and G. Feng, A Model of Size Effects in Nano-Indentation, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 2006, 54, p 1668–1686

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. V. Teixeira, Mechanical Integrity in PVD Coatings Due to the Presence of Residual Stresses, Thin Solid Films, 2001, 392(2), p 276–281

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. A.J. McGinnis, T.R. Watkins, and K. Jagannadham, Residual Stresses in a Multilayer System of Coatings, Int. Centre Diffr. Data, 1999, 41, p 443–454

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. P.K. Deshpande, J.H. Li, and R.Y. Lin, Infrared Processed Cu Composites Reinforced with WC Particles, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2006, 429, p 58–65

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. J.J. Halvorson and R.T. Wimber, Thermal Expansion of Iridium at High Temperatures, J. Appl. Phys., 1972, 43, p 2519–2522

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. H. Windischmann, Intrinsic Stress in Sputter-Deposited Thin Films, Crit. Rev Solid State Mater. Sci., 1992, 17(6), p 547–596

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. O. Knotek, R. Elsing, G. Kramer, and F. Jungblutt, On the Origin of Compressive Stress in PVD Coatings—An Explicative Model, Surf. Coat. Technol., 1991, 46, p 265–274

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. C.A. Davis, A Simple Model for the Formation of Compressive Stress in Thin Films by Ion Bombardment, Thin Solid Films, 1993, 226, p 30–34

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. M. Liu, B. Shi, J. Guo, X. Cai, and H. Song, Lattice Constant Dependence of Elastic Modulus for Ultrafine Grained Mild Steel, Scripta Mater., 2003, 49, p 167–171

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  30. S. Hogmark, S. Jacobson, and M. Larsson, Design and Evaluation of Tribological Coatings, Wear, 2000, 246, p 20–33

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This study has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50872055/E020703).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People’s Republic of China

    Zhongwei Zhang

  2. National Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Composite Materials, Aerospace Research Institute of Materials & Processing Technology, Beijing, 100076, People’s Republic of China

    Zhongwei Zhang, Zhenghui Xu & Jinming Wang

  3. College of Material Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, People’s Republic of China

    Wangping Wu & Zhaofeng Chen

Authors
  1. Zhongwei Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Zhenghui Xu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Jinming Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Wangping Wu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Zhaofeng Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Zhaofeng Chen.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Zhang, Z., Xu, Z., Wang, J. et al. Preparation and Characterization of Ir Coating on WC Ceramic by Double Glow Plasma. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 21, 2085–2089 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-012-0133-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-012-0133-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation