Elastic properties of TiN hard films at room and high temperatures using brillouin scattering

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 179-185

  Pang, W ^a   Stoddart, P R ^a   Comins, J D ^a   Every, A G ^a   Pietersen, D ^b   Marais, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NECSA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DISPERSION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; ELASTICITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; STEEL; SUBSTRATES; THICK FILMS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

HIGH SPEED STEEL (HSS); SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES (SAW);

TITANIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 0030779448     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-4368(96)00037-6     Document Type: Article

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