Balzers Surface Technology
Challenging the Leading Edge
PVD-Technology
A Design Partner
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PVD Thin Film Technology
A Fast Innovation Cycle Continues •
PVD Technology in Industrial Applications • Coating Technology • Tribology Systems • Surface Engineering
•
Future Trends in Coating-Assisted Surface Engineering
•
Applications as of Today
•
Quality Methods & Analytic
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Areas of Application
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C.B1.01 (0303) e
Types of movement
Sliding motion Area contact
Rolling motion Line contact
Rolling motion Point contact
e.g. guide ways, bushings
e.g. gears
e.g. roller bearings
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C.B5.02 (0204) e
BALINIT® - coating
• Only a few thousandths of a millimetre thin • Fidelity of contours
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C.B5.01 (0304) e
How big is a micron ? 1 micron 0.001 mm Hard coating 0.003 mm Cigarette paper 0.03 mm Human hair 0.05 mm
Newspaper 0.08 mm
Pig’s bristle 0.1 mm
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C.B2.01 (0205) e
Schematic presentation of friction: Stribeck curve Friction coefficient µ FN v
FN
FN v
v d
Counterbody Medium Body Surface roughness R
Boundary friction (d < R)
Mixed friction (d R)
Fluid friction (d >> R)
Viscosity x Sliding speed Normal force Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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Wear Mechanisms
•
Adhesive
•
Abrasive
•
Fatigue
•
Tribooxidation Holmberg, Matthews, Coatings Tribology
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C.B3.02 (0205) e
Adhesive wear
Cause Cold welding with material transfer
Appearance Cavities, galling and material build up
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C.B3.01 (0205) e
Abrasive wear
Cause Hard particles score the surface
Appearance Scores, scratches
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C.B3.04 (0303) e
Surface fatigue (pitting)
Cause Material fatigue with crack formation by dynamic or cyclic load
Appearance Cracks, pitting
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C.B3.03 (0205) e
Tribooxidation
Cause Formation of chemical oxidation reaction products together with oscillating movements
Appearance Fretting corrosion
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Carbon Group
6
CrN Me C:H
Me C:H
TiN TiAlN
2
3
4
5
Non Carbon Group
DLC
0.5 1
Abrasive Wear Resistance
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PVD- Coatings for Precision Components
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
Friction Coefficient Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
13 Adapted from Ullmann, ency.
C.B3.07 (0303) e
Dry running properties of sliding materials Coefficient of friction CuSnPb bronze
0.6
Ni-PTFE
Coating with MoS2
Coating with PTFE
MoS2 PVD
0.5 x
x
x
0.4 0.3
x End of test due to adhesive wear
xx
0.2 BALINIT® C (WC/C) nearly no wear 0.1 0 0
100
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200
300
400
500
600 700 Sliding distance [m] 14
C.C1.02 (0205) e
Friction reduction of valve train with carbon coating Friction torque [Nm] 3.0 Method: cylinder head test rig 2.5
2.0
1.5 phosphated 1.0 WC/C 0.5
0
1000
2000
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3000
4000
5000 6000 7000 Engine speed [rpm]
Source: Ford, INA 15
C.C1.01 (0205) e
Fuel saving by minimisation of friction in engines Fuel consumption [%] 100 uncoated
98 Valve train coated
96 94
All friction related parts coated
92 90 88 86 70
75
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85
90
95
100 Theoretical engine friction [%] 16
C.B5.04 (0204) d
Properties of BALINIT® Coatings BALINIT® C Coating Material
WC/C
a-C:H
CrN
CrN
TiN
> 2.000
1.750
1.750
2.300
0.5-1
>7
>7
2-5
1-4
0,5 - 3
1-4
1-4
1-4
0,1 - 0,2
0,1 - 0,2
0,5
0,5
0,4
< 250
< 250
< 250
< 500
< 500
+++
++
++
++
Coating Type
C1000 C1500
Microhardness (HK 0,01) (typical)*
1.000 1.500
Abrasive Wear Coeff.* [10-15 m3 /Nm]
5-8
Typical Thickness (µm)
Friction Coefficient against Steel (dry)* Coating Temperature (°C) Protection against Abrasive Wear
BALINIT® BALINIT® BALINIT® BALINIT® DLC CNI D A
2-5
+
++
Protection against Adhesive Wear
+++
+++
++
++
++
Protection against Tribooxidation
++
++
++
++
++
+
**
**
**
Protection against Surface Fatigue
++
+
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Material - Wear Mechansims Map Abrasive BALINIT® DLC
Adhesive
Fatigue BALINIT® C, C1500
BALINIT®CNI
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Tribooxidation
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BALINIT® C Nanolayers
C Function W, Ti, Nb, Cr, Si, .... C
Adhesion Cr, Ti,... C Substrate
Taylored Amorphous Superstructures Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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Number (Date)
DLC for Valvetrain Applications: Motorbike Tappets Tungsten-rich
Coating: Wear:
BALINIT C 2 µm
BALINIT C1500 1 µm
BALINIT-DLC 0,2 µm
, Kawasaki S600 Racebike after 4 Races
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BALINIT® DLC SEM Cross Section - Fracture
10 µm
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Coatings in Machine Design ??
Tribo-System
Properties
Environment
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Speed Counterbody Loading Lubrication Fatigue
Performance
Design
Geometry Texture Mechanical Motion Strength Fatigue Mechanical Thermal, ....
Material Process Thickness Int. Stress Composition Structure Layersequence Adhesive Abrasive Friction Toughness Electrical Mechanical (elastic plastic)
Type
Architecture
Properties
Coating System 24
Running-In Behaviour
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C.B3.08 (0204) e
Dry Running Behaviour BALINIT® Carbon Coatings Friction Coefficient 0,8 x Test aborted because of severe adhesive wear
x DIN 1.3505 (100 Cr 6) uncoated 0,6
0,4 BALINIT® DLC (a-C:H)
0,2 BALINIT® C (WC/C) 0
0
250
500
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750
1000
1250
1500
1750
5000 Slidelength [m] 27
Performance of Carbon Coatings
Crossed Cylinder Set-Up •Continuously increased load •Identical contact spots for a specific load
Diploma Thesis, Magnus Hansson, Uppsala University, 2001 Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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Lifetime for different running-in cycles N (Running-In Cycles) 0,1
1
10
100
1000
10000
8000 7000
N (lifetime)
6000
240-600N RI 800N starved Lubrication BALINIT C
5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0
Insufficient run-in
Diploma Thesis, Magnus Hansson,08-2003 Tribology and Applications, Uppsala University, 2001
Good running-in
Wear in Run-In-Phase 29
Tribometer-Testing Pin on Disk : Load distance Speed radius
30N 2.2km 30.00cm/s 12.00mm
µ
Running-In Layer on a BALINIT® C type Coating
Reference
Running In Layer 0.2
0.1
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Counterbody Wear in µm
440 420
µm
400
Running In Layer
380
Reference
360 340 320
Coating Variant
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Coating & Surface Topography
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How Much Lubricant Does a Coated Surface Keep?
Surface Structuring an old idea...
Cylinder Liner
Sharkskin
Source: UCT, Electron Microscope Unit
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Source: GeoScience online
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C.B5.08 (0303) e
BALINIT® CNI chromium-nitride coating
After coating: Surface roughness BALINIT® CNI untreated
Roughness increase Ra < 0.02 µm
Before coating: Surface roughness carbide polished
1 µm Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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Surface Morphology
Coated Structure
coating Structured Surface
Coating Protects Structure
coating
Structured Coating
Structured Coating
Coating Provides Structure
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Structured Coating
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Structured Coating
Comparative Test Material: 100 Cr 6, Coating: BALINIT® DLC, 2 µm Structuring: holes after coating; Laser; 10-20 µm deep,
coating
Structured Coating
Coating Provides Structure Testing:
Ball on disc, 100 Cr6, 3 mm ball, 30N a=1500 MPa e=500 MPa dry and starved lubrication 5W30
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C.B3.05 (0204) d
Pin on Disc test Dry and Starved Lubrication F Method Steel Ball, Ø 3mm DIN 1.3505 (100 Cr 6), 60 HRC Testring: DIN 1.3505 (100 Cr 6), 60 HRC coated
Conditions F = 30 N v = 0,3 m/s Dry, Lab air, 40% RH, 23oC or Starved Lubrication v Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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Ball on Disc-Test e=500 MPa
Coefficient of Friction Counterbodywear
- 20% - 30%
Ball - on - Disc Test 0,18
0,14
structured not structured
Counterbody Wear
0,12 0,1
Gegenkörperverschleiss Mangelschmierung
700
0,08 Counterbodywear [um]
Friction Coefficient FrictionCoefficient
0,16
0,06 0,04 0,02 0 starved lubrication
Starved Lubrication Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
dry Dry
600 500 400 300 200 100 0
Structured
Structured
Unstructured
Not Str.
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Roleplay Surface •
Role of Surface Structure – Provide favourable Surface Texture – Reservoir for Lubrication – Removal of Particles in Grooves
•
Role of Coating – Protect against Adhesive Wear – Conserve Surface Structure against (abrasive, adhesive) Wear – Reduce Friction
– Wetting Behaviour of the Substrate on the coating
– Modify Surface Energy
– ...
– ...
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Substrate Influence
Hardness & Hardening Depth
A Supporting Role
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Substrate Influence
Interference Coating - Substrate Hardness •
The Eggshell-Effect
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„Plastic Wear“ No abrasive or adhesive Wear of Coating
High „Point-Loads“ Soft Substrates Failure of Tribo-System Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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42CrMo4 Nitrided BALINIT® DLC coated
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Influence of Nitriding Temperature on Scratchload
670K 20-180 min 620-770 K 60 min
Nitriding Temperature [K]
42CrMo4, nitrided 850 800 750 700 650 600 550 500 20
40
60
80
100
120
Scratchload Lc2 [N] High Temperature = Hard Compound Layer = High Breakthroughload Influenceing Factors; Coating Support and Plastic Behaviour Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
Scratchtest 1N-150N Lc2 46
Substrate Influence
Surface Roughness
An Acting Role
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42CrMo4 Nitrided BALINIT® DLC coated
Nitrided 830K Coated BALINIT® DLC
Nitrided 670K 60min Coated BALINIT® DLC
Ball on Disc Testing 30N, 2200m Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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Influence of Surface on Counterbody 42CrMo4, nitrided
0,25
Friction Coeffcient
670K 20-180 min 620-770 K 60 min
0,2
0,15
0,1
0,05
0 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Counterbody Wear [µm]
High Roughness = High Friction = High Counterbody Wear Influenceing Factors; Coating Support and Shear Stress Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
BOD 30N 30cm/s 100Cr6 Ball 49
Link between Friction and Lifetime
14000 12000
Lifetime [m]
42CrMo4, nitrided 770, 670, 620K 20-180 min
620K
10000
770K 8000 6000
670K
4000
Not nitrided
2000 0 0
0,05
0,1
0,15
0,2
Friction Coefficient High Roughness + Substrate Hardness = High friction + Low lifetime Influenceing Factors; Coating Support and Shear Stress Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
BOD 30N 30cm/s 100Cr6 Ball 50
C.B5.11 (0205) e
Good coatable materials
• • • • • • • • • • •
Heat-treatable steels Tool steels Austenitic steels Precipitation-hardened steels Structural steels Nitrided steels (after pre-treatment) Cemented carbides Nickel- and titanium alloys Ball-bearing steels* Case-hardening steels* Hardenable chromium steels*
*only for low temperature coatings suitable (< 250 °C)
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C.B5.12 (0205) e
Conditionally coatable materials • Cast iron (lamellar graphite favourable) • Chromium- / nickel-plated metals (only for low loads because of rel. poor adhesion between electroplated coating and substrate) • Copper alloys (cleaning could be challenging) • Aluminium alloys (low coating temperature required, substrate has low strength and supporting ability ) • Ceramics (electrical conductivity)
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C.B5.13 (0205) e
Non coatable materials • Sintered metals with open pores (not suitable for vacuum process) • Polymers (not thermally stable and not electrically conductive)
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Balzers Surface Technology
Leading Edge Applications
Designing History by Applications
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PVD-Applications
Fuel Injection
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C.C2.02 (0304) e
Common Rail System Injector and high-pressure pump Made possible only with BALINIT® C and BALINIT® DLC coating: • Compliance with narrow system tolerances < 1 µm • Reliable operation at pressures up to 1600 bar
• Long service life combined with minimal wear
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C.C2.01 (0204) e
BALINIT® coated components in fuel injection pumps Single cylinder or inline pump
Distributor pump with axial piston Roller pin
Unit injector
Plunger Roller pin
Plunger
Bushing
Distributor pump or common rail system with radial piston Roller pin Bushing
Cam shaft
Plunger
Cam ring Roller
Camshaft Shoe Piston
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Injector needle
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PVD-Applications
Tappets
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C.C1.04 (0205) e
Wrist pins for motorcycles
Wrist pin Aluminium piston Connecting rod Wrist pin uncoated after 150 km
Uncoated Seizure between wrist pin boss (Aluminium) and wrist pin at racing conditions BALINIT® C (WC/C) nearly no wear after the whole racing season
Wrist pin WC/C-coated after 3500 km Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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Wear [µm]
Tappets and cam shafts for vehicles Cam 10
8
Tappet
Tappets
Cams made of steel, uncoated Valve
6
Car motor test stand Oil: without additives Testtime: 16 hours
4
Uncoated increased frictional losses of motor
2 0
BALINIT C (WC/C)
Tribology and Applications, 08-2003 25.4 (9507) e
Nitrided
BALINIT C (WC/C) reduces friction and wear compared to nitrided tappets 60
C.C1.03 (0304) e
Wear reduction of valve train with BALINIT® C Wear [µm]
12 Cam Tappets 10
Cams: steel, uncoated
Tappet
8 Valve 6 Cams
4
Tappets
2
0
Auto engine test stand Oil: without additives Test period: 16 hours
Nitrided uncoated
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Cams
Uncoated Increased engine friction loss BALINIT® C (WC/C) Reduced friction and wear compared with nitrided tappets
BALINIT® C (WC/C) 61
C.C1.05 (0205) e
BALINIT® DLC coating for motorcycle tappets Uncoated Tappets of racing motorcycles have to be replaced after each race (250 km) due to wear BALINIT® C (WC/C) -coated Slight wear after 4 races (1000 km) Uncoated
BALINIT® C
BALINIT® DLC
BALINIT® DLC -coated Nearly no wear after 4 races (1000 km)
Kawasaki Supersport (600 ccm) Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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PVD-Applications
Piston Rings
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C.C1.06 (0304) e
Wear of liners paired with differently treated piston rings 0,3 0.3
Tribometer (Cameron-Plint TE77) Load: 8 Mpa Temperature: 80 °C Test period: 6 hours Frequency: 10 Hz
Liner wear [mg]
0,2 0.2
0,1 0.1
Liners: grey cast iron Oil: Lubrizol TH 53303 x
00
x
Source: Scania AB
x
0,1 0.1 x no wear detected
Piston ring wear [mg]
0,2 0.2 Plasmasprayed
Nitrided Hard chrome- Chrome plated Ceramic
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BALINIT® C WC/C
Piston ring surface 64
PVD-Applications
Bearings
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C.C3.02 (0204) e
Cylindrical roller thrust bearing Life time [hours] 1000 > 250
Temperature: 30 °C Coeff. of friction: 0.004 Roller wear: 5 mg
100
10
1.5 1,5 1
Rings and rollers BALINIT® C - coated
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Bearing 81206 Load: 33 kN Cage material: PA 66 Speed: 15 rpm Dry running
uncoated 66
PVD-Applications
Gears
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Load Bearing Capacity of Gears
Flank and Root of Gears 35
Factor of Lifetime
30
flank root
25 20 15 10
Testing: FVA - Specification 05 Steel: 42CrMo4V
5 0
uncoated
TiCN
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TiN
Source: pretreated Balinit C pretreated WZL, RWTH Aachen + TiN + Balinit C
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C.C4.01 (0204) e
Working limits of gears External stress Abrasive wear limit
Pitting limit
Tooth fracture limit
Seizing limit
Damagefree region
Circumferential velocity Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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C.C4.02 (0204) e
Load capacity of the tooth base and flank
18
Service life - progression factor
16
16
Test-rig acc. to FVA -guideline 05
Material Case hardened steel DIN 16MnCr5E
14 12
Uncoated Failure criterion: 4% single tooth wear (pitting)
10 8 6 4
4 2 0
1
1
Flank Base Uncoated
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BALINIT® C (WC/C) Increase of service life by: factor 4 for tooth flank factor 16 for tooth base
Source: WZL, RWTH Aachen Flank Base BALINIT® C 70
C.C4.03 (0205) e
Gear wear by seizure
107
Tolerated load changes FZG-Test Interruption after 200,000,000 Test data Speed: 1,000 rpm Surface pressure: 1,000 N/mm²
106
150.000 150,000 105
29.000 29,000
Lubricant: ESSO CL46B (on biological base)
104 1,400 1.400
Source: IMM, TU Dresden
103 102 10 1
Uncoated dry
Uncoated lubricated
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BALINIT® C dry
BALINIT® C lubricated
Oil quantity: 1 drop per Minute 71
C.C4.05 (0304) e
Planetary gear for a concrete mixer
600
Total wear of pinion and wheel [mg] Model test: Slow running wear Stress: 2180 MPa (316 KSI) Sliding velocity: 0.04 m/s Teeth characteristics: FZG-C
500
400
300
uncoated
200
Pinion and wheel BALINIT® C - coated
100
0 0
40
80
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120
160
200 Time [hours]
Uncoated Seizure of case hardened sun wheels at low speeds and high loads BALINIT® C (WC/C) Prevents seizure and increases load and working range of the planetary gear 72
C.C4.07 (0205) e
High loaded fast running gear Tooth flank stress [N/mm2] 2100
2000 Uncoated 1900
BALINIT® C (WC/C)
1800
Test method: FZG-C-test case hardened steel, 62 HRC, RZ = 3 µm
1700
BALINIT® C (WC/C) increases load carrying capacity (fatigue endurance limit) of • heat treated gears by 30 - 40% • case hardened gears by 10 - 15%
1600
1500
2
4
6
8 107
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Uncoated Surface fatigue (Pitting) despite continous oil film
2
4
6
8 108 2 Stress cycles 73
C.C4.08 (0205) e
Spur gears for motorcycles BALINIT® C (WC/C)
Uncoated Seizure due to oil leakage and overloading
uncoated BALINIT® C (WC/C) provides emergency running reserve and higher load carrying capacity
Right Wear on uncoated gear after oil leakage Left No wear on BALINIT® C (WC/C) coated gear after oil leakage Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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PVD-Applications
Hydraulic & Compressors
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C.C8.04 (0205) e
Hydraulic motor with BALINIT® C coated parts
With BALINIT® C (WC/C) coated roller bearings: • no seizure • after 58,000 revolutions nearly no wear • static friction between roller and piston decreased by 40 % • losses at start-up reduced by 18 % • less “Stick-slip”
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C.C6.01 (0205) e
Wear of PVD coated compressor screws
70 60
Worn surface [%] 60 %
50 40
• Male and female screw coated • Sliding velocity 50m/sec • Test duration 1000 hours • Water injected
30 20 10 3%
0 CrN (PVD)
BALINIT® C (WC/C)
BALINIT® C (WC/C) coated screws: Due to the low wear rate a service life of more than 20,000 hours is expected. Source: University of Dortmund
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C.C6.02 (0205) e
Chlorine free vane compressors
100
Wear [µm] Vane
15 10
5
Roller
Testing conditions
1
0.1 0,1
0.1 0,1
0.01 0,01
Roller Vane uncoated
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0,1 < 0.1
Time: 1000 hours Pressure: 3.5 N/mm2 (500 psi) Temperature: 100 °C (212 °F) Medium: chlorine free refrigerant Roller material: cast iron Vane material: steel
Roller Vane BALINIT® C (WC/C), only vane coated 78
C.C8.07 (0205) e
Axial piston pump - pistons Piston
Nitrided: seizure damage Test conditions Pressure: 400 bar Speed: 3000 rpm Time: 1000 hours
Nitrided + BALINIT® C (WC/C): no seizure damage Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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C.C8.08 (0205) e
Axial piston pump - sliding shoes Sliding shoe
Bronze: abrasive wear and deformation Test conditions Max. pressure: 350 bar Max. speed: 2200 rpm Time: 1000 hours
Steel + BALINIT® C (WC/C): wear < 1 µm Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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C.C7.01 (0205) e
Pneumatic valves for paper machines
6
Service life [months]
5 4 3
Working conditions Valve material: DIN 1.4112 Rotation 30°, 2 x / min. Pressure: 5 Mpa Dry running
2 1
Uncoated The valves jam at lack of grease
0
BALINIT® C (WC/C) coated The valves operate permanently even at dry running
Uncoated Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
BALINIT® C (WC/C)
81
C.C8.02 (0205) e
Erosion of materials used in hydraulic components Relative factor of wear compared to steel DIN St 52
4
WC/C = BALINIT® C CrN = BALINIT® D
Alu
50 µm
Bronze
3
Medium Particles Sample
2
Particle size: Particle concentration: Pressure: Medium:
Brass
1
GGG 40 St 52
0-20 µm 100 mg/l 150 bar HFA
Ck 45 WC/C
0 Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
CrN
Source: PhD Thesis, St. Lehner, IFAS Aachen (1996) 82
C.C8.09 (0205) e
Wear behaviour of hydraulic valves coated with BALINIT® C (WC/C) Gap increase h [µm] Valve housing h
16 14 12 Medium Particles
Valve stem
10
Standard flow rate: 50 l/min Valve type: 4/3 way proportional valve Valve housing: cast iron Medium: HFA
8 6 4 2
Source: PhD Thesis, St. Lehner, IFAS Aachen (1996)
0 uncoated BALINIT® C (WC/C) Valve stem: Steel Ck 45 / 650 HV Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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Balzers Surface Technology
A QS9000 Company
PVD - Quality Standards
Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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C.D3.02 (0205) e
QS9000-Certification for Component Production Cites
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C.D3.03 (0204) e
Measurement techniques for quality control
Method
Feature
Destructive for:
Requirements Limits
Accuracy Coating
Substrate
Calo test
Coating thickness
Geometry, roughness
0.3 - 0.5 µm
yes
yes
XRF measurement
Coating thickness
Geometry, chem. elements
0.3 - 0.5 µm
no
no
Rockwell hardness HRC
Substrate hardness
Substrate hardness, geometry
+/- 1 HRC
yes
yes
Rockwell test
Coating adhesion
Substrate hardness, geometry
+/- 0.5 HF-classification
yes
yes
Colour measurement
Colour
Plane surface
+/- 1
no
no
Roughness
Geometry
no
no
Profilometer
Destructive measurements are performed outside the functional surfaces if possible Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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C.D3.04 (0304) e
Measurement techniques for analysis and specification Method
Feature
Requirements Limits
Cross section
Coating thickness
Microhardness
Coating hardness
Geometry, roughness, coating thickness >1µm
Scratch test
Coating adhesion
Substrate hardness, geometry
Abrasive wear coefficient
Plane surface, roughness
Friction coefficient, life cycle test
Plane surface
Calo-wear test
Tribometer
Destructive for: Accuracy Coating
Substrate
0.1 - 0.3 µm
yes
yes
+/- 10%
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
+/- 10%
Destructive measurements are performed outside the functional surfaces if possible Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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C.D3.05 (0205) e
Coating thickness measurement by calo test
D
v
r
Polishing sphere Coating Substrate
A B
BALINIT®- coating after calo test (spherical abrasion), top view
Calculation of coating thickness D using A, B, and sphere radius r Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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C.D3.06 (0205) e
Rockwell coating adhesion test
Rockwell diamond cone Coating A
F
A
Substrate
BALINIT® -coating with HRC indentation, top view
Comparative assessment of coating adhesion based on deformation geometries in zone A with defined image series. Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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C.D3.07 (0205) e
Measurement of coating adhesion with scratch test
F S
Diamond stylus Coating Substrate
v
Scratch in BALINIT® -coated surface, top view Visual assessment of crack formation and coating flaking inside track S dynamically deformed under load F. Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
90
C.D3.08 (0304) e
Measurement of abrasive wear coefficient with calo-wear test v
r
Polishing sphere Coating Substrate
B
Abrasive slurry Test conditions: Humidity and temperature constant
Calculation of grinding mark volume using B and sphere radius r Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
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C.D3.09 (0304) e
Sliding wear test with tribometer Normal force FN Fixed ball, diam. 3 mm, AISI 52100 (DIN 1.3505), 60 HRC Test ring: AISI 52100 (DIN 1.3505), 60 HRC blasted or ground, N4 coated v Frictional force
FR
v Tribology and Applications, 08-2003
FN = 30 N v = 0.3 m/s dry running
Calculation of friction coefficient µ by measuring the frictional force FR 92
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