DLC 코팅한 Fe-3.0%Ni-0.7%Cr-1.4%Mn-X강의 표면특성평가

초록

The various surface treated conditions of Fe-3.0%Ni-0.7%Cr-1.4%Mn-X steel such as as-received, ion nitriding,DLC coated, DLC coated after nitriding for 3 hrs and 6 hrs were investigated to evaluate the beneficialeffect for plastic mold steel. Micro Vickers hardness tester was used to estimate nitriding depth from thehardness profile and to measure hardness on the surface. Elastic modulus and residual stress were measuredby a nanoindentator. Scratch test and SP (small ball punch test) were utilized to assess the adhesive strengthof DLC coating. The depth of nitriding layer was measured as 50 μm for the condition of 3 hrs nitridingand 90 μm for that of 6 hrs nitriding. Hardness, elastic modulus, residual stress of DLC coating were 20.37 GPa,162.78 GPa and −1456 MPa respectively. Residual stress on the surface of DLC coating after nitriding couldincrease to −3914 MPa by introducing nitriding before DLC coating. During the ‘Ball-On-Disc’ test γ' particlespulled out from the surface of nitrized layer tend to enhance abrasive wear mode since the fraction of γ'(Fe4N) in ion-nitrized layer is known to increases with nitriding time. Thus the specific wear rate of thenitriding layer increased. Comparing with nitriding the specific wear rate in work piece disc as well as balldecreased prominently in DLC coating due to the remarkable reduction in friction coefficient.

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