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Microstructure, morphology, adhesion and tribological behavior of sputtered niobium carbide and bismuth films on tool steel
Microestructura, morfología, adherencia y comportamiento tribológico de películas de bismuto y carburo de niobio depositadas mediante pulverización catódica sobre acero para herramientas
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https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v34n3.41938Keywords:
Niobium carbide, bismuth, magnetron sputtering, friction, wear (en)carburo de Niobio, bismuto, pulverización catódica con magnetrón, fricción, desgaste (es)
NbC, Bi and Bi/NbC coatings were deposited on AISI M2 steel substrates using unbalanced magnetron sputtering at room temperature with zero bias voltage. Were studied the phase structure, the morphology, the adhesion and the tribological behavior of the three coatings. The niobium carbide film crystallized in the NbC cubic structure, and the bismuth layers had a rhombohedral phase with random orientation. The NbC coating had a smooth surface with low roughness, while the Bi layers on steel and on NbC coating had higher roughness and a morphology composed of large particles. By using a ductile Nb interlayer good adhesion between the NbC coating and the steel substrate was achieved. The Bi coating had better adhesion with the NbC layer than with the steel substrate. The tribological performance of the Bi coating on steel was not satisfactory, but according to the preliminary results, the produced NbC and Bi/NbC coatings have the potential to improve the tribological performance of the steel.
Recubrimientos de NbC, Bi y Bi/NbC fueron depositados en acero AISI M2, usando pulverización catódica con magnetrón desbalanceado, a temperatura ambiente y con voltaje de polarización cero, además, fueron estudiados: la estructura cristalina, la morfología, la adherencia y el comportamiento tribológico de los tres recubrimientos. De esta manera, la película de carburo de niobio cristalizó en estructura cubica y las capas de bismuto presentaron estructura romboédrica con orientación aleatoria. El recubrimiento de NbC presentó una superficie suave con baja rugosidad, mientras que las películas de bismuto depositadas sobre acero y sobre la capa de NbC, presentaron mayor rugosidad y morfología compuesta de grandes partículas. Mediante el uso de una capa intermedia de Nb dúctil, se obtuvo buena adherencia entre el recubrimiento NbC y el sustrato de acero, además, el recubrimiento de Bi presentó mejor adherencia con la capa NbC que con el sustrato de acero y el desempeño tribológico del recubrimiento de bismuto depositado sobre el acero no fue satisfactorio, pero según los resultados preliminares, los recubrimientos NbC y Bi/NbC producidos tienen potencial para mejorar el desempeño tribológico del mismo.
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