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Mechanical Properties Of Nanocomposite Coatings Fabricated By Sputtering

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A brief study of the microhardness of nanocomposite coatings fabricated by a new technique is reported. The new fabrication technique utilizes sputtering at high pressures in a thermal gradient to produce nanometer-size particles, which are then embedded in a matrix produced by conventional sputtering. The microstructures and microhardness of nanocomposite coatings of Al matrix reinforced by Mo particles (grain diameter ranging from 7 to 20 nm) are reported.

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The authors gratefully thank Dr. M. Twigg of NRL for assistance with the TEM crosssectioning, and Mr. Richard Gate of Ceramic Division, NIST, for assistance with the friction tests.

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  1. Composites and Ceramics Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., 20375

    G. M. Chow, R. L. Holtz, C. Cm. Wu & A. S. Edelstein

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MN, 21218

    T. E. Schlesinger & R. C. Cammarata

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formerly at NRL with SFA, Inc., Landover, MD 20785.

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Chow, G.M., Holtz, R.L., Wu, C.C. et al. Mechanical Properties Of Nanocomposite Coatings Fabricated By Sputtering. MRS Online Proceedings Library 188, 331–335 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-188-331

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