Detailed Description
The invention provides a low-stress diamond-like wear-resistant coating, which comprises a metal-containing transition layer, a nano diamond transition layer and a diamond-like coating which are sequentially stacked.
In the present invention, the starting materials used in the present invention are preferably commercially available products unless otherwise specified.
In the present invention, the material of the metal-containing transition layer includes one or more of a metal, a metal carbide, and a metal nitride, and more preferably a metal, a metal carbide, or a metal nitride. In the present invention, the metal preferably includes Ti, Cr, W or Mo, and more preferably Cr or W. In the present invention, the metal nitride preferably includes TiN. In the present invention, the metal carbide preferably includes TiC, CrC or WC, and more preferably CrC or WC.
In the present invention, the thickness of the metal-containing transition layer is preferably 0.1 to 3 μm, and more preferably 1 to 3 μm.
In the invention, the grain size of the nano-diamond in the nano-diamond transition layer is preferably 1-100 nm, more preferably 10-90 nm, and even more preferably 10-40 nm. In the invention, the thickness of the nano-diamond transition layer is preferably 0.1-3 μm, and more preferably 2-3 μm.
In the invention, the thickness of the diamond-like coating is preferably 1-10 μm, and more preferably 1-4 μm.
In the present invention, the low stress diamond-like wear resistant coating is preferably supported on a substrate; the metal-containing transition layer of the low stress diamond-like wear resistant coating is in contact with the substrate. In the invention, the material of the substrate comprises a semiconductor or a metal; the semiconductor preferably comprises a silicon substrate; the metal preferably comprises an aluminium alloy, a manganese alloy or an alloy steel.
The invention also provides a preparation method of the low-stress diamond-like wear-resistant coating, which comprises the following steps:
taking a metal-containing material as a target material, and performing first magnetron sputtering on the surface of a substrate to obtain a metal-containing transition layer;
performing microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition on the surface of the metal-containing transition layer by using methane as a carbon source to obtain a nano-diamond transition layer;
and performing second magnetron sputtering on the surface of the nano-diamond transition layer by taking graphite as a carbon source to obtain the low-stress diamond-like wear-resistant coating.
According to the invention, a metal-containing material is used as a target material, and first magnetron sputtering is carried out on the surface of a substrate to obtain a metal-containing transition layer.
In the present invention, the metal-containing material is the same as the metal-containing transition layer described in the above technical solution, and details thereof are not repeated herein.
In the present invention, the material of the substrate is preferably the same as that of the above technical solution, and is not described herein again.
In the present invention, before the first magnetron sputtering, it is preferable to perform a substrate pretreatment on the substrate.
In the present invention, the substrate pretreatment preferably comprises the steps of: and sequentially washing the matrix with acetone, absolute ethyl alcohol, deionized water and air drying. The operation and parameters of the substrate pretreatment in the present invention are not particularly limited, and the substrate pretreatment may be carried out by an operation known to those skilled in the art.
In the present invention, the substrate is pretreated for removing impurities on the surface of the substrate.
In the present invention, the conditions of the first magnetron sputtering preferably include: the deposition power is 60-100W, the preferable power is 80-100W, and the background vacuum is less than or equal to 1 multiplied by 10-4Pa, the argon gas flow is 50-80 sccm, preferably 50-60 sccm, the working chamber pressure is 0.5-1 Pa, preferably 0.5-0.8 Pa, and the time is 5-10 min.
After the metal-containing transition layer is obtained, the method takes methane as a carbon source, and carries out microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition on the surface of the metal-containing transition layer to obtain the nano-diamond transition layer.
In the present invention, before the microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition, it is preferable that the method further comprises performing a pretreatment on the substrate on which the metal-containing transition layer is deposited, wherein the pretreatment preferably comprises sequentially performing a plasma treatment and an ultrasonic treatment.
In the present invention, the parameters of the plasma treatment preferably include: the plasma includes nitrogen plasma, oxygen plasma, hydrogen plasma or fluorine plasma; the oxygen flow is 10-40 sccm; the cavity pressure is 1-2 kPa; the applied voltage is 400V; the current is 0.5-1.0A; the treatment time is 2-5 min.
In the present invention, the plasma treatment may form a metal-containing transition layer into surface charges and chemical groups that are advantageous for attracting the nanodiamond particles.
In the present invention, the ultrasonic treatment preferably comprises the steps of: and placing the substrate which is subjected to the plasma treatment and is deposited with the metal-containing transition layer in the nano-diamond dispersion liquid for ultrasonic treatment.
In the invention, the concentration of the nano-diamond dispersion liquid is preferably 1-10 g/L, and more preferably 1-5 g/L; the particle size of the nano-diamond in the nano-diamond dispersion liquid is preferably 1-100 nm, and more preferably 10-100 nm.
In the invention, the ultrasonic time is preferably 5-10 min.
According to the invention, the ultrasonic treatment in the nano-diamond dispersion liquid is beneficial to introducing the nano-diamond high-density seed crystal on the surface of the metal-containing transition layer, so that a high-density nucleation point is formed on the metal-containing transition layer, and a growth site is provided for the subsequent deposition of the nano-diamond.
In the present invention, the microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition conditions preferably include: the volume ratio of methane to hydrogen is 0.05-0.15: 1; the nitrogen flow is 1-1.5 sccm, preferably 1 sccm; the cavity pressure is 8-12 kPa, preferably 10 kPa; the power is 1.5-3 kW, and preferably 2 kW; the deposition temperature is 500-700 ℃, and preferably 600 ℃; the time is 30-60 min.
In the present invention, the specific process using microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition preferably includes:
putting the substrate loaded with the metal-containing transition layer after ultrasonic treatment into a furnace, then introducing hydrogen, starting a microwave source, and performing glow discharge to obtain hydrogen plasma; then, nitrogen and methane are sequentially introduced into the vacuum cavity, the pressure of the vacuum cavity is adjusted, and deposition is carried out.
In the invention, the hydrogen is introduced from the beginning of introduction until the deposition is finished; the nitrogen is introduced until the deposition is finished.
In the present invention, the flow rate of the hydrogen gas is preferably 250 to 400sccm, and more preferably 300 sccm.
After the nano-diamond transition coating is obtained, the invention takes graphite as a carbon source, and carries out second magnetron sputtering on the surface of the nano-diamond transition layer to obtain the low-stress diamond-like wear-resistant coating.
In the present invention, the second magnetron sputtering conditions include: the power is preferably 300-500W, preferably 300-400W, and the background vacuum is preferably less than or equal to 1 x 10-4Pa, the flow of argon gas is preferably 50-80 sccm, preferably 50-60 sccm, the pressure of the working chamber is preferably 0.5-1 Pa, preferably 0.5-0.8 Pa, and the deposition time is preferably 100-120 min, preferably 120 min.
In the present invention, when the substrate is not required, it is preferable to remove the substrate after the second magnetron sputtering.
FIG. 1 is a flow chart of the preparation method of the low stress diamond-like coating. From FIG. 1, the reaction scheme of the present invention is: carrying out first magnetron sputtering on a metal-containing material on the surface of a substrate to obtain the substrate deposited with a metal-containing transition layer; sequentially carrying out plasma treatment and ultrasonic treatment on the substrate deposited with the metal-containing transition layer; then carrying out microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition on the substrate deposited with the metal-containing transition layer after ultrasonic treatment so as to deposit the nano-diamond transition layer on the metal-containing transition layer; and then carrying out second magnetron sputtering on the substrate loaded with the nano-diamond transition layer and the metal-containing transition layer to obtain the low-stress diamond-like wear-resistant coating.
The low stress diamond-like wear resistant coating and the method for preparing the same provided by the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the following examples, which should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.
Example 1
(1) And cleaning the bearing steel matrix by sequentially adopting acetone, absolute ethyl alcohol and deionized water, and air-drying.
(2) Carrying out first magnetron sputtering on the surface of a bearing steel substrate by using a pure Cr target (the purity is 99.99%) to obtain a Cr layer of a transition layer, wherein the thickness of the Cr layer is 1 mu m, and the conditions of the first magnetron sputtering are as follows: the deposition power is 100W, the background vacuum is less than or equal to 1 multiplied by 10-4Pa, the argon flow is 50sccm, the working chamber pressure is 0.5Pa, and the time is 10 min.
(3) Carrying out plasma treatment and ultrasonic treatment on the Cr layer plated on the surface of the bearing steel substrate in sequence: the plasma processing conditions include: the plasma is oxygen plasma, the oxygen flow is 30sccm, the cavity pressure is 1.5kPa, the applied voltage is 400V, the current is 1.0A, and the treatment time is 2 min; placing the bearing steel substrate deposited with the Cr layer in the nano-diamond dispersion liquid for ultrasonic treatment; the concentration of the nano-diamond dispersion liquid is 1g/L, the particle size of the nano-diamond is 10nm, and the ultrasonic time is 5 min.
(5) And carrying out microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition on the surface of the Cr layer to obtain the nano-diamond transition coating.
The method comprises the following specific steps: putting the matrix loaded with the Cr layer after ultrasonic treatment into a furnace, then introducing hydrogen, starting a microwave source, and performing glow discharge to obtain hydrogen plasma; then, nitrogen and methane are sequentially introduced into the vacuum cavity, the pressure of the vacuum cavity is adjusted, and deposition is carried out.
The parameters of the microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition are as follows: the flow rate of the hydrogen is 1sccm, the flow rate of the nitrogen is 1sccm, the volume ratio of the methane to the hydrogen is 0.05-0.15: 1, the power is 2kW, the deposition temperature is 600 ℃, and the cavity pressure is 10 kPa.
The thickness of the nano-diamond transition layer is 1 μm.
(6) And performing second magnetron sputtering on the surface of the nano-diamond transition layer by taking graphite as a target material to obtain the diamond-like coating. The second magnetron sputtering condition is as follows: the deposition power is 300W, the background vacuum is less than or equal to 1 multiplied by 10-4Pa, the argon flow is 50sccm, the working chamber pressure is 0.5Pa, and the time is 120 min.
The diamond-like coating has a thickness of 2 μm.
Example 2
(1) And cleaning the bearing steel matrix by sequentially adopting acetone, absolute ethyl alcohol and deionized water, and air-drying.
(2) Carrying out first magnetron sputtering on the surface of a bearing steel substrate by using a pure W target (the purity is 99.99%) to obtain a W layer of a transition layer, wherein the thickness of the Cr layer is 1 mu m, and the magnetron sputtering conditions are as follows: the deposition power is 100W, the background vacuum is less than or equal to 1 multiplied by 10-4Pa, the argon flow is 50sccm, the working chamber pressure is 0.5Pa, and the time is 10 min.
(3) Sequentially carrying out plasma treatment and ultrasonic treatment on the W layer plated on the surface of the bearing steel substrate, wherein the plasma treatment conditions comprise that: the plasma is oxygen plasma, the oxygen flow is 30sccm, the cavity pressure is 1.5kPa, the applied voltage is 400V, the current is 1.0A, and the treatment time is 2 min; and (3) placing the bearing steel substrate deposited with the W layer in a nano-diamond solution for ultrasonic treatment. The concentration of the nano-diamond aqueous solution is 5g/L, the particle size of the nano-diamond is 20nm, and the ultrasonic time is 5 min.
(4) And carrying out microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition on the surface of the W layer to obtain the nano-diamond transition coating.
The method comprises the following specific steps: putting the substrate loaded with the W layer after ultrasonic treatment into a furnace, then introducing hydrogen, starting a microwave source, and performing glow discharge to obtain hydrogen plasma; then, nitrogen and methane are sequentially introduced into the vacuum cavity, the pressure of the vacuum cavity is adjusted, and deposition is carried out.
The parameters of the microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition are as follows: the flow rate of the hydrogen is 1sccm, the flow rate of the nitrogen is 1sccm, the volume ratio of the methane to the hydrogen is 0.05-0.15: 1, the power is 2kW, the deposition temperature is 600 ℃, and the cavity pressure is 10 kPa.
The thickness of the nano-diamond transition layer is 3 μm.
(5) And performing second magnetron sputtering on the surface of the nano-diamond transition layer by taking graphite as a target material to obtain the diamond-like coating. The second magnetron sputtering condition is as follows: the deposition power is 300W, the background vacuum is less than or equal to 1 multiplied by 10-4Pa, the argon flow is 50sccm, the working chamber pressure is 0.5Pa, and the time is 120 min.
The diamond-like coating has a thickness of 1.5 μm.
Example 3
(1) And cleaning the bearing steel matrix by sequentially adopting acetone, absolute ethyl alcohol and deionized water, and air-drying.
(2) Carrying out first magnetron sputtering on the surface of a bearing steel substrate by using a pure WC target (with the purity of 99.99 percent) to obtain a transition layer WC layer, wherein the thickness of the metal-containing transition layer WC layer is 2 mu m, and the magnetron sputtering conditions are as follows: the deposition power is 100W, the background vacuum is less than or equal to 1 multiplied by 10-4Pa, the argon flow is 50sccm, the working chamber pressure is 0.5Pa, and the time is 10 min.
(3) Carrying out plasma treatment and ultrasonic treatment on the WC layer plated on the surface of the bearing steel substrate in sequence, wherein the plasma treatment conditions comprise that: the plasma is oxygen plasma, the oxygen flow is 30sccm, the cavity pressure is 1.5kPa, the applied voltage is 400V, the current is 1.0A, and the treatment time is 2 min; and (3) placing the bearing steel substrate deposited with the WC layer in a nano-diamond solution for ultrasonic treatment. The concentration of the nano-diamond aqueous solution is 5g/L, the particle size of the nano-diamond is 30nm, and the ultrasonic time is 5 min.
(4) And carrying out microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition on the surface of the WC layer to obtain the nano-diamond transition coating.
The method comprises the following specific steps: putting the substrate loaded with the WC layer after ultrasonic treatment into a furnace, then introducing hydrogen, starting a microwave source, and performing glow discharge to obtain hydrogen plasma; then, nitrogen and methane are sequentially introduced into the vacuum cavity, the pressure of the vacuum cavity is adjusted, and deposition is carried out.
The parameters of the microwave-assisted chemical vapor deposition are as follows: the flow rate of the hydrogen is 1sccm, the flow rate of the nitrogen is 1sccm, the volume ratio of the methane to the hydrogen is 0.05-0.15: 1, the power is 2kW, the deposition temperature is 600 ℃, and the cavity pressure is 10 kPa.
The thickness of the nano-diamond transition layer is 2 μm.
(5) And performing second magnetron sputtering on the surface of the nano-diamond transition layer by taking graphite as a target material to obtain the diamond-like coating. The second magnetron sputtering condition is as follows: the deposition power is 300W, the background vacuum is less than or equal to 1 multiplied by 10-4Pa, the argon flow is 50sccm, the working chamber pressure is 0.5Pa, and the time is 120 min.
The diamond-like coating has a thickness of 2 μm.
Comparative example 1
(1) And cleaning the bearing steel matrix by sequentially adopting acetone, absolute ethyl alcohol and deionized water, and air-drying.
(2) Depositing a Cr layer on the surface of a bearing steel substrate by adopting magnetron sputtering emission, wherein the thickness of the Cr layer is 1 mu m, and the magnetron sputtering conditions are as follows: the deposition power is 100W, the background vacuum is less than or equal to 1 multiplied by 10-4Pa, the argon flow is 50sccm, the working chamber pressure is 0.5Pa, and the time is 10 min.
(3) Carrying out plasma treatment and ultrasonic treatment on the Cr layer plated on the surface of the bearing steel substrate in sequence, wherein the plasma treatment conditions comprise that: the plasma is oxygen plasma, the oxygen flow is 30sccm, the cavity pressure is 1.5kPa, the applied voltage is 400V, the current is 1.0A, and the treatment time is 2 min; and (3) placing the bearing steel substrate deposited with the metal-containing transition layer in a nano-diamond solution for ultrasonic treatment. The mass concentration of the nano-diamond aqueous solution is 0.1%, the particle size of the nano-diamond is 10nm, and the ultrasonic time is 5 min.
(4) And performing magnetron sputtering on the surface of the Cr layer by taking graphite as a target material to obtain the diamond-like coating. The magnetron sputtering conditions are as follows: the deposition power is 300W, the background vacuum is less than or equal to 1 multiplied by 10-4Pa, the argon flow is 50sccm, the working chamber pressure is 0.5Pa, and the time is 120 min.
The diamond-like coating has a thickness of 2 μm.
The invention also tests the bonding strength of the wear-resistant coatings obtained in the examples 1-3 and the comparative example 1 to the matrix, and the test mode is as follows:
the WS-2005 micro-scratch method is adopted as the test method, the used instrument pressure head is a diamond pressure head with a cone angle of 120 degrees, the radius of the tip is 0.2mm, continuous linear loading is carried out, 2N is loaded each time, and the loading speed is 0.5N/min. The results are shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1 bonding Strength test results of the abrasion resistant coatings obtained in examples 1 to 3 and comparative example 1 with the substrate
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Example 1
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Example 2
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Example 3
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Comparative example 1
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Bonding Strength (N)
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20
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18
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21
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12 |
By comparing examples 1 to 3 with comparative example 1, it can be found that: the comparative example 1 and the example 1 are only different in that the comparative example 1 is not provided with the nano-diamond transition layer, and the bonding strength of the comparative example 1 and the matrix is far lower than that of the example 1, so that the diamond-like wear-resistant coating provided by the invention has good bonding strength with the matrix.
It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the principle of the present invention, several improvements and modifications can be made, and these improvements and modifications should also be construed as the protection scope of the present invention.