Improvement of film-to-substrate adhesion for diamond and related films by plasma-based technologies

Lei Ma, Xiang Yu, Zhijian Peng, Zhiqiang Fu, Wen Yue, Chengbiao Wang, Meng Hua

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    Abstract

    Diamond films become an ideal candidate for tool-coating materials because of its unique properties: 1) highest hardness and heat conductivity; 2) a low friction coefficient; and 3) good chemical stability. Due to their high hardness and toughness, cemented-carbide tools coated with diamond have profound potential applications in industries and currently drawn intensive attention among the academics worldwide. However, the poor adhesion inhered between a diamond coating and a cemented carbide shortens the working life and jeopardizes the tooling accuracy of the coated tools. This paper attempts to reveal systemically some mechanisms likely causing the poor adhesion, illuminates and compares some approaches by using energetic particles to form a multilayered gradient coating system so as to improve the adhesion, which demonstrates certain superior merits. © 2006 IEEE.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number5963728
    Pages (from-to)3072-3079
    JournalIEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
    Volume39
    Issue number11 PART 2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2011

    Research Keywords

    • Adhesion
    • cemented carbide
    • diamond film
    • plasma-based technology

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