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Friction and Wear Behavior of Multilayer [Al/AlN]n Coatings Deposited on AISI52100 Steel

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In this study, a set of multilayer hard nanocrystalline coatings of Al/AlN with 35, 55 and 75 bilayer were prepared by DC magnetron sputtering on AISI 52100 steel specimens at nitrogen fractions of 35 and 65% in the Ar + N2 discharge. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates a polycrystalline structure of AlN + Al and AlN phases for 35% N2 and 65% N2 fraction, respectively. Nanoindentation tests showed hardness values from 11 to 19 GPa and elastic modulus of ~200 GPa almost independent of the bilayer number for both, 35% N2 and 65% N2. Tribological tests evaluated with a CSM pin-on-disk tribometer showed a reduction in the wear rate compared to AISI 52100 steel specimens. Multilayer coatings deposited at 35% N2 fraction presented a lower friction coefficient than those coatings deposited at 65% N2. The origin of such a decrease in the coefficient of friction was associated with the presence of the Al phase in the coatings deposited at 35% N2. The wear mechanism for both 35 and 65% N2 were different. For the first case, the wear is controlled by plastic flow and abrasive wear, while in the second case, is dominated by adhesive wear.

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Authors wish to express their sincere thanks to the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACyT), Secretary of Public Education (SEP) and TecNM/Instituto Tecnologico de Oaxaca for the financial support under project 079901 to carry out the present work. FJFR thanks to CONACYT (Grant no. 2016-01-2488), and VIEP-BUAP 00559.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca, Calz. Tecnológico # 125, C.P. 68030, Oaxaca, Oax., Mexico

    Eduardo Alfaro-Pérez & Fernando Chiñas-Castillo

  2. CONACYT-Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Apdo. Post. J-48, 72570, Puebla, Pue., Mexico

    Francisco J. Flores-Ruiz

  3. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Unidad Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Oax., Mexico

    Rafael Alavez-Ramirez & Magdaleno Caballero-Caballero

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mich., Mexico

    Javier Lara-Romero

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Eduardo Alfaro-Pérez, Chiñas-Castillo, F., Flores-Ruiz, F.J. et al. Friction and Wear Behavior of Multilayer [Al/AlN]n Coatings Deposited on AISI52100 Steel. Prot Met Phys Chem Surf 55, 527–534 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S207020511903002X

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