The Mechanical Properties of Cu/TiB2 Multilayer Structures Academic Article

abstract

• ABSTRACTWe have investigated the hardness and tribological properties of Cu/TiB2 multilayer structures deposited on substrates of tempered martensitic steel. Films of Cu and TiB2 were also deposited as hardness standards. The wear properties of the films were found to be poor, because of lack of adhesion. However, the films do appear to have good fracture toughness. The hardness of the multilayer was 18% greater than that predicted by the law of mixtures applied to the reference standards and, when corrected for variations in substrate hardness, very nearly equal to that of the TiB2 film. Irradiation by 400 keY Ne-ions to doses of 1.0, 6.0, and 121015 ion/cm2 results in a slight hardening of the multilayer. The structure was found to have excellent stability against radiation damage.

authors

• Nastasi, Michael

published proceedings

• MRS Advances

author list (cited authors)

• Hubbard, K. M., Basu, S. N., Hirvonen, J., Jervis, T. R., & Nastasi, M.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

• Hubbard, Kevin M||Basu, SN||Hirvonen, J-P||Jervis, TR||Nastasi, M

publication date

• January 1990

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• MRS Advances  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1557/proc-188-307

start page

• 307

volume

• 188

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/proc-188-307