Microstructure and mechanical properties of vanadium carbide coatings synthesized by reactive magnetron sputtering

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 611-614

  Wu, Xiaoyan ^a   Li, Guangze ^a   Chen, Yanghui ^a   Li, Geyang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hard coatings; Magnetron sputtering; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Vanadium carbide

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBIDES; ELASTIC MODULI; HARDNESS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MAGNETRONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSITION METALS; VANADIUM; VANADIUM ALLOYS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ATOMIC FORCES; CARBON CONTENTS; COLUMNAR CRYSTALS; ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAY ANALYSIS; HARDNESS AND ELASTIC MODULUS; PEAK HARDNESS; REACTIVE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; VANADIUM CARBIDE;

HARD COATINGS;

EID: 61449117830     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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