A kind of goods and preparation method who contains the NiCrN ternary coating
(1) technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of novel PVD ternary coating, be used for improving cutter, die surface hardness, Modificati on and shock-resistant polishing machine, significantly improve cutter, mold use life-span; Improve the demolding performace of die surface, improve working of plastics formed product precision, i.e. a kind of goods and preparation method who contains NiCrN tri compound coating.
(2) background technology
Along with developing rapidly of auto industry, the demand of automobile accessories part increases considerably.Wherein, the quality of workpiece, output and production cost often depend on quality and the Acceptable life of mould.Yet under extremely abominable working condition, early stage surface failure often occurs in mould steel.For preventing mould generation initial failure, prolong the mold use life-span, the most effective most economical mode is carried out surface treatment to mould exactly.The PVD magnetic sputtering coating can effectively improve the surface propertys such as the hardness, antiwear and antifriction of matrix.Wherein, CrTiN tri compound coating has obtained the extensive concern of domestic and international researcher with its excellent mechanical performance.CrTiN tri compound coating has better hardness, film/film-substrate binding strength than present most widely used TiN and CrN.The application of CrTiN coating on the instruments such as drill bit, lathe tool extensively approved, but for mould, the application of this coating but is restricted.This mainly is because the working environment of cutter and mould steel is extremely abominable, and also there is larger defective in CrTiN coating self performance, and for example its toughness is relatively poor, is easy to cracking under shock loading, peels off.For further optimizing properties of coating and improving film substrate bond strength, the present invention introduces the Ni element on the basis of CrTiN coating, is intended to develop a kind of novel NiCrN ternary coating.
(3) summary of the invention
The object of the invention provides a kind of goods and preparation method of the NiCrN of containing ternary coating, further improves the film substrate bond strength of NiCrN composite coating, and the size of controlling each layer tissue crystal grain in the nanoscale scope and evenly; The layer thickness of every one deck is also in the nanoscale scope; The coating structure voidage is low, and dense structure makes coating have best hardness/toughness combination, optimizes shock-resistant polishing machine, antifriction performance and the Modificati on of coating, improves the demolding performace of mould.
The technical solution used in the present invention is:
The invention provides a kind of goods of the NiCrN of containing ternary coating, described goods take the NiCrN layer as transition zone, make the thickness of composite coating reach 2 ~ 5 μ ms at some layers of NiCrN-CrN composite coating of NiCrN transition zone deposition take the Cr layer as bottom.Usually can make the thickness of composite coating reach 2 ~ 5 μ m at NiCrN transition zone deposition NiCrN-CrN composite coating 2 ~ 2.5h.
The present invention also provides a kind of preparation method of the described NiCrN of containing ternary coating goods, described method is: (1) preliminary treatment: with goods substrate ultrasonic cleaning 5 ~ 10min in alkaline solution, ultrasonic cleaning 6 ~ 9min in acetone again, ultrasonic cleaning 4 ~ 8min in absolute ethyl alcohol obtains pretreated goods substrate at last; (2) adopt the non-balance magnetically controlled sputter method, with the Cr layer at Cr target current 3 ~ 5A, substrate bias is-80 ~-120V condition deposit to the pretreated goods substrate as bottom; (3) logical nitrogen, at NiCr alloys target electric current 5 ~ 7A, substrate bias be-40 ~-condition of 80V under, deposit the NiCrN layer as transition zone at bottom; (4) prepare at last the NiCrN-CrN composite coating, logical nitrogen, at Cr target current 5-7A, substrate bias is-50 ~-80V, NiCr alloys target electric current 4 ~ 6A, substrate bias is-50 ~-the 80V condition under, the NiCrN-CrN composite coating deposited to make NiCrN-CrN composite coating thickness on the transition zone be 2 ~ 5 μ m, namely obtain to contain the goods of NiCrN ternary coating.
Further, the described method of step (1) is: with goods substrate ultrasonic cleaning 8min in alkaline solution, and ultrasonic cleaning 9min in acetone again, ultrasonic cleaning 8min in absolute ethyl alcohol obtains pretreated goods substrate at last; Described alkaline solution is the 10g/L alkaline aqueous solution, and described alkaline aqueous solution neutral and alkali material is NaOH.
Further, the described preprocessing process of step (1) also comprises the goods substrate in absolute ethyl alcohol behind ultrasonic cleaning 4 ~ 8min, carries out nitriding processing or carbo-nitriding again and processes.It is to well known to a person skilled in the art method that nitriding processing or carbo-nitriding are processed, and nitriding is processed and referred to mould steel 570 ℃ of lower nitridings in nitriding furnace were processed 8 hours usually; The carbo-nitriding processing is to point to the process that the top layer of steel is infiltrated carbon and nitrogen simultaneously.
Further, step (2) adopts the non-balance magnetically controlled sputter method that Cr is deposited on the pretreated goods substrate as bottom, and sedimentary condition is: Cr target current 3 ~ 5A, substrate bias is-100V.
Further, step (3) adopts magnetron sputtering method that NiCrN is deposited on the Cr bottom as transition zone, and sedimentary condition is: logical nitrogen, and NiCr alloys target electric current 6A, substrate bias is-65V.
Further, step (4) adopts the non-balance magnetically controlled sputter method that the NiCrN-CrN composite coating is deposited to and makes the goods that contain (NiCrN-CrN) compound ternary coating on the NiCrN transition zone, sedimentary condition is: at Cr target current 6A, substrate bias is-65V, NiCr alloys target electric current 5A, substrate bias is-65V.Wherein (NiCrN-CrN) composite coating deposition is with the deposition basis of transition zone.
The present invention designs preparation multi-layer nano gradient coating, to improve the film substrate bond strength of coating, at the basis of CrTiN composite coating Ni element substitution Ti, the Ni element can improve coating toughness and heat endurance to a great extent, and can reduce the wetness degree of mould and liquid plastic; Before plated film, increase nitridation process or carry out the carbo-nitriding processing.Workpiece running status in stove is that diaxon rotates, and namely around the main shaft revolution, also finishes rotation simultaneously.
Cr target of the present invention, the NiCr alloys target is high pure metal, recommends the ladder that coating company available from Britain.
Compared with prior art, beneficial effect of the present invention is mainly reflected in:
(1) the present invention adopts multi-gradient design and the front nitridation process of plated film greatly to improve the film substrate bond strength of coating, the critical load of gradient coating in scratch test of the present invention preparation up to the general film substrate bond strength of 75N(about 45N), far above the relevant coating of other Method and process preparation;
(2) owing to the existence in the rich Ni of disperse district, dispersion-strengtherning and stress reinforced effect strengthen by regulating the electric current of NiCr alloys target in the coating, make the hardness that contains NiCrN ternary coating goods can reach 2780HV;
(3) the Ni element has improved the toughness of coating to a great extent, can obtain optimum hardness/toughness combination by control preparation technology, and the existence of Ni makes the coated grains refinement, and porosity reduces, and compactness improves;
(4) the NiCrN ternary coating has significantly improved impact-resistant abrasion-proof antifriction performance and the heat endurance of mould and tool surface, and coefficient of friction and wear weight loss rate all significantly reduce;
(5) the NiCrN ternary coating has improved the angle of wetting of mould steel to organic solvent greatly, shows that this coating can significantly improve the demolding performace of mould.
(4) description of drawings
The coating structure schematic diagram of Fig. 1 the present invention preparation.
Fig. 2 target distributes and places schematic diagram with specimen holder.
Fig. 3 Teer-UDP850/4 type magnetic control sputtering device photo.
Fig. 4 contains the scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of NiCrN ternary coating product surface.
Fig. 5 contains the angle of wetting of NiCrN ternary coating goods organic solvent.
Fig. 6 is without the angle of wetting of coated article surface organic solvent.
(5) specific embodiment
The present invention is described further below in conjunction with specific embodiment, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited in this:
The Teer-UDP850/4 type closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering ion plating equipment (Teer-UDP850/4 closed-filed unbalanced magnetron sputtering ion plating coater) of selecting your coating company of Britain's ladder to make prepares the goods of the CrNiN of containing ternary coating of the present invention, this equipment is comprised of vacuum system, power-supply system, control system, cooling system four parts, and photo as shown in Figure 3.
Vacuum system is two-stage vacuum, and prime adopts mechanical pump slightly to take out, and rear class adopts the diffusion pump essence to take out.As shown in Figure 2, four targets (2 Cr targets, 2 NiCr alloys target are all available from Britain ladder that coating company) are installed on the vacuum wall.
Embodiment 1
(1) substrate preliminary treatment: take with H13 mould steel as the goods substrate, with goods substrate ultrasonic cleaning 8min in 10 g/L sodium hydrate aqueous solutions, ultrasonic cleaning 9min in acetone again, ultrasonic cleaning 8min in absolute ethyl alcohol obtains pretreated goods substrate at last.
(2) adopt Teer-UDP850/4 type closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering ion plating equipment to prepare the key step of NiCrN ternary coating (the coating structure schematic diagram is as shown in Figure 1) as follows:
1) start preheating, logical cooling water is opened mechanical pump and is evacuated to 4.0 * 10
-4Pa, and vacuum chamber is heated to 100 ℃;
2) pass into argon gas, regulate gas cylinder valve and flowmeter, adjust the vacuum chamber internal gas pressure and make the target build-up of luminance;
3) Ion Cleaning: make the matrix rotation, regulate substrate bias to 400V, clean matrix surface 20min with Ar+, remove surface impurity, for formal plated film is prepared;
4) plated metal Cr bottoming: open the Cr target, target current is 4A, adjusts substrate bias to be-100V, and deposition one deck Cr is as bottom, to improve the bond strength of coating and matrix;
5) deposition NiCrN transition zone: NiCr alloys target electric current is increased to 6 A, and substrate bias-65V opens the nitrogen valve, and deposition layer of Ni CrN is as transition zone, with the bond strength of further enhancing coating and matrix;
6) deposition (NiCrN-CrN) composite coating: four targets (2 Cr targets, 2 NiCr alloys target) are all opened by arrangement shown in Figure 2, logical nitrogen, and the Cr target current is 6A, substrate bias-65V, NiCr alloys target electric current is 5A, substrate bias-65V.
7) plated film is complete: cool off after 30 minutes, and applying argon gas, blow-on, sampling, NiCrN-CrN composite coating thickness is 3 μ m in the goods, namely obtain to contain the goods of NiCrN ternary coating, and the goods that will contain the NiCrN ternary coating carries out performance test as sample.Concrete technological parameter is shown in Table 1.
The preparation technology parameter of table 1 CrNiN ternary coating
Adopt HMV-1T type microhardness testers, measure the microhardness value under the 10g load, hold time is 10s.In order to reduce each sample measurement microhardness value of error five times, get five times arithmetic mean of instantaneous value as the hardness number of this sample.The microhardness value that contains the NiCrN ternary coating can reach 2580HV.
Adopting CQY-18 type ball trace instrument to measure and calculating the thickness that contains NiCrN ternary coating goods floating coat is 3 μ m; Adopt the film substrate bond strength of WS-2004 type coating adhesion scratching instrument characterizing coating, the critical load in the scratch test is 60N.
The NiCrN ternary coating of the present invention's preparation has rational component gradient structure, the structural design of coating is as shown in Figure 1: because Cr and steel matrix have the good adhesive force of generally acknowledging, so at first use the Cr bottoming, then use the NiCrN transition on it, deposition has the NiCrN-CrN composite bed film of nano-multilayered structures at last.Physics, chemical property and the institutional framework that the membranous layer ingredient of this continuously smooth transition can make rete be continuous transition gradually, alleviates stress state at the interface, thereby can improve to a great extent the combination property of film.
Embodiment 2
The 570 ℃ of lower nitridings in nitriding furnace of pretreated H13 mould steel were processed 8 hours, then adopted Teer-UDP850/4 type closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering ion plating equipment to prepare the NiCrN ternary coating.Other operations and method are with embodiment 1, and NiCrN-CrN composite coating thickness is 3 μ m in the goods, namely obtain to contain the goods of NiCrN ternary coating, and the goods that will contain the NiCrN ternary coating carry out performance test as sample.
The VEGA-3-S type SEM that adopts Czech TESCAN company to produce is observed the specimen surface pattern, the results are shown in shown in Figure 4.Fig. 4 has shown NiCrN ternary coating nano surface crystalline form looks.
Adopt HMV-1T type microhardness testers, measure the microhardness value under the 10g load, hold time is 10s.In order to reduce each sample measurement microhardness value of error five times, get five times arithmetic mean of instantaneous value as the hardness number of this sample.The microhardness value of coating can reach 2780HV.
Adopting CQY-18 type ball trace instrument to measure the thickness that calculates coating is 3 μ m; Adopt the film substrate bond strength of WS-2004 type coating adhesion scratching instrument characterizing coating, the critical load in the scratch test is 75N.
Adopting the luxuriant and rich with fragrance QCA35 type of German moral contact angle measurement to measure mould steel surface NiCrN ternary coating organic solvent angle of wetting is 101.9 degree (Fig. 5), and without angle of wetting 78.3 degree (Fig. 6) of coating mold surface organic solvent, show that this coating can significantly improve the demolding performace of mould.