https://sam.ensam.eu:443 The DSpace digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:21:10 GMT 2026-03-12T23:21:10Z http://hdl.handle.net/10985/20256 Relationship between structure, surface topography and tribo-mechanical behavior of Ti-N thin films elaborated at different N2 flow rates AISSANI, Linda; ALHUSSEIN, Akram; AYAD, Abdelhak; ZGHEIB, Elia; BELGROUNE, Ahlam; ZAABAT, Mourad; BARILLE, Régis; NOUVEAU, Corinne Titanium nitride films were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering on Si (100) wafers, glass and Ti6Al4V substrates. The film deposition was carried out in a gas mixture of Ar and N2. The nitrogen content was varied between 0 and 30 % of the total gas mixture. This variation led to the formation of different films with different microstructures. The microstructure of the Ti-N coatings presented nanocomposites with a low tendency to surface oxidation. From a pure Ti to tetragonal Ti2N and cubic Ti-N microstructures, the films showed a (111) TiN plane growth that led to an increase in the lattice strain and a decrease in the grain size when increasing the nitrogen flow rate. The water-film contact angle measurements showed that the surface hydrophobicity increased with the increase of nitrogen content in the film. Mechanical properties were measured and a strong dependence between microstructure and hardness was found. The Ti-N deposited under 20 % of N2 exhibited the highest hardness, the best adhesion and wear resistance, and the lowest friction coefficient with the presence of (111) fiber texture. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/20256 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z AISSANI, Linda ALHUSSEIN, Akram AYAD, Abdelhak ZGHEIB, Elia BELGROUNE, Ahlam ZAABAT, Mourad BARILLE, Régis NOUVEAU, Corinne Titanium nitride films were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering on Si (100) wafers, glass and Ti6Al4V substrates. The film deposition was carried out in a gas mixture of Ar and N2. The nitrogen content was varied between 0 and 30 % of the total gas mixture. This variation led to the formation of different films with different microstructures. The microstructure of the Ti-N coatings presented nanocomposites with a low tendency to surface oxidation. From a pure Ti to tetragonal Ti2N and cubic Ti-N microstructures, the films showed a (111) TiN plane growth that led to an increase in the lattice strain and a decrease in the grain size when increasing the nitrogen flow rate. The water-film contact angle measurements showed that the surface hydrophobicity increased with the increase of nitrogen content in the film. Mechanical properties were measured and a strong dependence between microstructure and hardness was found. The Ti-N deposited under 20 % of N2 exhibited the highest hardness, the best adhesion and wear resistance, and the lowest friction coefficient with the presence of (111) fiber texture. http://hdl.handle.net/10985/20721 Effect of carbon content on structural, mechanical and tribological properties of Cr-V-C-N coatings AISSANI, Linda; ALHUSSEIN, Akram; BELGROUNE, Ahlam; ZGHEIB, Elia; BARILLE, Régis; NOUVEAU, Corinne; MONTAGNE, Alex Cr-V-C-N thin films were deposited on XC100 steel and Si(100) wafers by a radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique using chromium and vanadium targets in an Ar/N2/CH4 mixture atmosphere. The microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of coatings were investigated as a function of carbon content. It has been found that the quaternary Cr-V-C-N coatings containing a low percentage of carbon (≤ 12.4 at.%) exhibited a mixture of chromium and vanadium nitrides nano-sized crystallite phases. The coatings containing a high carbon content (> 25 at.%) were consisted of nitride and carbide phases, where the large carbon atoms inserted through CrN and VN. Mechanical properties of the Cr-V-C-N coatings were influenced by the carbon addition. The maximum hardness value of 28.3 GPa was obtained for the coating containing 28 at.% of carbon which is related to the adhesion strength enhanced by the formation of carbide and nitride mixture. Addition of carbon into the Cr-V-N coating led to significantly decrease its friction coefficient from 0.63 to 0.47. The formation of carbides through the dispersion of carbon in the grains effectively improved the density of the Cr-V-C-N coatings so that the coating deposited under a high CH4 flow rate exhibited a better wear resistance than the other Cr-V-N and Cr-V-C coatings. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10985/20721 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z AISSANI, Linda ALHUSSEIN, Akram BELGROUNE, Ahlam ZGHEIB, Elia BARILLE, Régis NOUVEAU, Corinne MONTAGNE, Alex Cr-V-C-N thin films were deposited on XC100 steel and Si(100) wafers by a radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique using chromium and vanadium targets in an Ar/N2/CH4 mixture atmosphere. The microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of coatings were investigated as a function of carbon content. It has been found that the quaternary Cr-V-C-N coatings containing a low percentage of carbon (≤ 12.4 at.%) exhibited a mixture of chromium and vanadium nitrides nano-sized crystallite phases. The coatings containing a high carbon content (> 25 at.%) were consisted of nitride and carbide phases, where the large carbon atoms inserted through CrN and VN. Mechanical properties of the Cr-V-C-N coatings were influenced by the carbon addition. The maximum hardness value of 28.3 GPa was obtained for the coating containing 28 at.% of carbon which is related to the adhesion strength enhanced by the formation of carbide and nitride mixture. Addition of carbon into the Cr-V-N coating led to significantly decrease its friction coefficient from 0.63 to 0.47. The formation of carbides through the dispersion of carbon in the grains effectively improved the density of the Cr-V-C-N coatings so that the coating deposited under a high CH4 flow rate exhibited a better wear resistance than the other Cr-V-N and Cr-V-C coatings.