Abstract To explore the synergistic effect of the hard phase and the ductile binder phase in cemented carbide substrates to the coating, WC-10Co-0.65Cr3C2-0.35VC (10Co) with hard phase + binder phase structure, WC-6Mo2C-0.68Cr3C2- 0.37VC (bWC) and 85.1Co-9.2W-4.7Cr3C2-1.0VC (CoW) alloys were prepared. Al0.55Ti0.45N coating around 5 μm in thickness was deposited by direct current magnetron sputtering technology. The failure modes of AlTiN coated alloys during scratch test were determined by the magnitude of critical loads LC1 and LC2 and the difference value between LC1 and LC2. LC1 and LC2 are the characterization parameters of the cohesive failure resistance of the film and the adhesion strength between the film and the substrate, respectively. The related failure mechanism was investigated by finite element analysis of the stress distribution in the coating during scratch test. Further, the effects of the WC grain size and the cobalt content in the cemented carbide substrates on the stress distribution in the coating during scratch test were also investigated. The results show that the coated alloy with ductile CoW substrate has the lowest value of LC1 and LC2. The coated alloy with hard bWC substrate has the highest LC2 and the highest difference value between LC1 and LC2. The coated 10Co alloy has the highest LC1 and the lowest LC1 and LC2 difference. The young modulus ratio of the film and the substrate and the hardness of substrate are the key factors affecting LC1 and LC2. Decreasing the grain size and choosing moderate cobalt content in cemented carbide substrate facilitate the synchronous improvement of LC1 and LC2.
ZHANG Huadong,ZHANG Li,CHEN Yi, et al. Failure modes of AlTiN coated alloys during scratch test and the related mechanism by finite element analysis[J]. Materials Science and Engineering of Powder Metallurgy, 2018, 23(5): 445-453.
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