Abstract:
Chromium nitride(CrN)coating was deposited by DC reactive magnetron sputtering.The effect of N2 flow rate on microstructure,surface morphology,hardness and bonding force of the CrN coating was studied.The results show that when N2 flow rate changed from 30% to 100%,the coating was mainly composed of CrN phase.With the increase of N2 flow rate the grain shape of CrN coatings changed from pyramidal to the coexistence pyramidal and spheroidal topography,and the coatings became denser,which led to the improvement of the hardness.The effect of N2 flow rate on bonding force of the coating was weak.