Contact fatigue behavior of α-Al PROOF 2 O -Ti(C,N) CVD coated WC-Co under dry and wet conditions

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The response to cycling contact fatigue load of a WC-6%Co carbide coated with a Ti(C,N)/α-Al2O3 CVD multilayer was investigated in dry and wet conditions. Imprints in dry conditions were characterized by small thin cracksformingacircumferenceatthemaximumradiioftheimprint.Thedamagedcoatingwastotallypresentin thefinalimprintofthedrytest.Wetindentationsshowcaseanareaintheimprintwherethe α-Al2O3 layerhas beenremovedthroughoutaringbutwaskeptatthecenteroftheindentation,suggestingthatthecoatingdamageundercyclingcontactloadinwetconditionsisdominatedbyα-Al2O3degradation,associatedwithafretting effectortangentialloadsacceleratingthefatigue-corrosionofthealuminalayer.

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CVD coating, Cemented carbide, Contact fatigue, Crack propagation, Wear

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