Research Article

Tribological Behavior of Ni-Based WC-Co Coatings Deposited via Spray and Fuse Technique Varying the Oxygen Flow

Table 3

Average results of scratch resistance of MetaCeram coatings.

CoatingO2 flow (SCFH)Scratch test load (N)Projected cone area Ac (µm2)Variation coefficient Vr (%)Failure

MetaCeram11.045-
109089.817.25Adhesive/cohesive
151128418.41Adhesive/cohesive
12.885-
103224.3420.05Adhesive/cohesive
156280.7519.16Adhesive/cohesive
14.725-
101685.418.21Adhesive/cohesive
151870.2620.84Adhesive/cohesive
16.565-
10828219.45Adhesive/cohesive
151728918.37Adhesive/cohesive