Research Article

Characterization of TiZrN and TaZrN Nanocomposite Multilayer Coating Deposited via RF/DC Magnetron Sputtering on AISI4140 Steel

Table 1

Operating parameters for deposition of TiZrN/TaZrN thin film coating.

ParametersTiZrNTaZrN

Chamber base pressure4 × 10−6 m bar4 × 10−6 m bar
Deposition pressure4 × 10−3 m bar4 × 10−3 m bar
Ar : N2 flow rate15 : 3 sccm15 : 3 sccm
Target distance70 mm70 mm
Substrate temperature200°C and 400°C200°C and 400°C
Interlayer60 min60 min
Ti (DC) and Ta (DC)100 W100 W
Zr (RF)100 W100 W