Tribological Characterization of TiN Coatings prepared by Magnetron Sputtering

Author:

Makwana, Nishant S.  Chauhan, Kamlesh V.  Sonera, Akshay L.  Chauhan, Dharmesh B.  Dave, Divyeshkumar P.  Rawal, Sushant K.  

Journal:

2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONDENSED MATTER AND APPLIED PHYSICS (ICC-2017)

Issue Date:

2018

Abstract(summary):

Titanium nitride (TiN) coating deposited on aluminium and brass pin substrates using RF reactive magnetron sputtering. The structural properties and surface morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscope (AFM) and field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). There was formation of (101) Ti2N, (110) TiN2 and (102) TiN0.30 peaks at 3.5Pa, 2Pa and 1.25Pa sputtering pressure respectively. The tribological properties of coating were inspected using pin on disc tribometer equipment. It was observed that TiN coated aluminium and brass pins demonstrated improved wear resistance than uncoated aluminium and brass pins.