Surface hardness prediction of CrN thin film coating on AL7075-T6 alloy using fuzzy logic system

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 467-473

  Zalnezhad, Erfan ^a,b   Sarhan, Ahmed Aly Diaa Mohammed ^c   Hamdi, Mohd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adhesion; AL7075 T6 alloy; Fuzzy logic model; PVD magnetron sputtering; TiN coating

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER CIRCUITS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANT COATINGS; FORECASTING; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; MICROHARDNESS; TITANIUM NITRIDE;

CHROMIUM NITRIDE COATINGS; FUZZY LOGIC MODEL; FUZZY LOGIC TECHNIQUES; MICROHARDNESS TESTS; NITROGEN FLOW RATES; PARAMETER CONDITIONS; PVD MAGNETRON; TIN COATING;

FUZZY LOGIC;

EID: 84875947120     PISSN: 22347593     EISSN: 20054602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-013-0063-5     Document Type: Article

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