The influences of nitrogen flow percentage on microstructure and hardness of ZrN nano-coatings fabricated by DC magnetron sputtering were investigated. The thickness
phase structure
morphology of cross-section and hardness of ZrN nano-coatings were characterized with profilometer
X-ray diffraction
scanning electron microscope and nanoindentation. The results show that the nitrogen flow percentage significantly affects the thickness and phase structure of ZrN nano-coatings. With increasing nitrogen flow percentage
the coating thickness decreases and the phase structure evolves from the orientation(111)to(200)
the cross-section morphology changes from columnar structure to non-columnar structure as well. For the ZrN nano-coating
the dislocation sliding is not the cause for plastic deformation
and the hardness increases with the increasing grain size and preferred orientation.
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