ISSN: 1546-962X
CODEN: JAIOAD
Published Online: 11 July 2011
Page Count: 7

Influence of Structure on Brittleness of Boron Nitride Coatings Deposited on Cemented Fine-Grained Carbides

Kupczyk, Maciej Jan
Poznan Univ. of Technology, Institute of Mechanical Technology,

Siwak, Piotr
Poznan Univ. of Technology, Institute of Mechanical Technology,

(Received 15 July 2010; accepted 27 May 2011)

Abstract

The article presents the brittleness study of boron nitride coatings deposited on cutting edges made of fine-grained cemented carbides by the pulse-plasma method (PPD). Influences of the structure (density, pores, microcracks) of coating material on the brittleness and on selected technological parameters of boron nitride formation by PPD method particularly taking into account discharge voltage on brittleness are shown. Differences between values of total average crack length ΣL, critical loads (Pk₃₀₀, Pk₅₀₀), and coefficients (a₁₍₃₀₀₎ and a₁₍₅₀₀₎) characterized susceptibility to cracking of investigated coatings manufactured using different values of production process were defined. Results of investigations have confirmed the usefulness of Palmqvist’s method for measurement of coating susceptibility to brittle cracking.

Keywords:
wear-resistant coatings, PVD, brittleness, structure

Paper ID: JAI103266
DOI: 10.1520/JAI103266
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