Tantalum oxynitride (TaNxOy) thin films were produced by magnetron sputtering. This work analyzes and compares the mechanical properties and the wear behavior of the films, taking into account the differences promoted by changes in composition and structure, caused by the variation of the partial pressure of the reactive gases (P(N2+O2)) and by the polarization of the substrate holder. Besides the change in composition, the variation of P(N2+O2)

The mechanical properties (Young’s modulus, hardness, film-substrate adhesion and friction coefficient) of amorphous Fe73
5Cu1Nb3Si15
5B7 thin films deposited by HiPIMS on glass substrates were investigated by using nanoindentation and nanoscratch techniques. The dependence of hardness and Young’s modulus on the indentation depth showed that the system is hard-soft. Composite hardness, effective Young’s modulus and friction coefficient of the

Tantalum oxynitride (TaNxOy) thin films were produced by magnetron sputtering. This work analyzes and compares the mechanical properties and the wear behavior of the films, taking into account the differences promoted by changes in composition and structure, caused by the variation of the partial pressure of the reactive gases (P(N2+O2)) and by the polarization of the substrate holder. Besides the change in composition, the variation of P(N2+O2)

Different fragments of a hot-rolled and homogenized Cu–Zn–Al shape memory alloy (SMA) were subjected to thermal cycling by means of a differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) device. During thermal cycling, heating was performed at the same constant rate of increasing temperature while cooling was carried out at different rates of decreasing temperature. For each cooling rate, the temperature decreased in the same thermal interval. During each

The present work reports the influence of the loading mode provided during training under constant stress, in bending, applied to lamellar specimens of Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloys (SMAs). During training, the specimens were bent by a load fastened at their free end, while being martensitic at room temperature and they lifted the load by one-way effect (1WE), during heating up to austenitic field. On cooling to martensite field, the lower concave