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Taguchi Optimization of Wear Resistance of CrN Coatings Deposited on WC Substrates Using High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering Technology and Application to High-Speed Micro-Drilling

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Chromium nitride (CrN) coatings were deposited on tungsten carbide (WC) substrates using a high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) system. The deposition parameters were optimized using the robust Taguchi design method. It was shown that the optimal wear resistance was obtained using a substrate bias of − 80 V, a pulse current of 250 A, a N2/Ar ratio of 30/50, and a pulse duration of 200 μs. The resulting coating not only had an excellent wear resistance, but also showed a high hardness (41.2 GPa) and a superior adhesion strength (Lc >100 N). The coating was deposited on WC-fluted micro-drills and used in a series of high-speed PCB through-hole drilling tests. It was found that the coating improved the lifetime of the micro-drill by a factor of at least two times compared to that of an uncoated drill.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided to this study by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan under Contract No. MOST 107-2221-E-270-002-MY2.

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Kao, W.H., Su, Y.L. & Chung, S.T. Taguchi Optimization of Wear Resistance of CrN Coatings Deposited on WC Substrates Using High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering Technology and Application to High-Speed Micro-Drilling. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 30, 6243–6257 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-05851-9

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