Effect of Heat Treatment on the Hardness of Ti-Mo-N Films Deposited by RF Reactive Magnetron Sputtering

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The effects of heat treatment on the microstructure and hardness of Ti-Mo-N films were investigated for various N contents. Ti-Mo-N films were deposited onto a AISI304 stainless steel substrate by reactive RF magnetron sputtering in a mixture of argon (7.5 ccm) and nitrogen (0–2.0 ccm) gases using a Ti50Mo50 target. X-ray analysis of the as-deposited films indicated that the main phases of the Ti-Mo-N film produced at nitrogen gas flow rates of (fN<SUB>2</SUB>)≤0.2 ccm and >0.3 ccm were bcc-(Ti,Mo) and δ-(Ti,Mo)N phase, respectively. As-deposited films were heat treated in an argon atmosphere at 300–1100°C for 30 min. Hardness was measured using a nanoindentation system. There was almost no change in the hardness of the Ti-Mo-N films deposited at fN<SUB>2</SUB>=2.0 ccm after heat treatment. In contrast, the hardness of the films deposited at fN<SUB>2</SUB>=0.2 and 0.3 ccm was significantly increased by heat treatment at temperatures higher than 900°C. In particular, the film deposited at fN<SUB>2</SUB>=0.3 ccm showed a maximum hardness of approximately 35 GPa by heat treatment at 1000°C for 30 min. X-ray measurements and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations indicated that the increment of hardness in the Ti-Mo-N film deposited at fN<SUB>2</SUB>=0.3 ccm was due to the formation of a bcc-(Ti,Mo) phase in a δ-(Ti,Mo)N phase.

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  • MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS

    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS 51 (8), 1467-1473, 2010

    The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials

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