Ion-plated aluminium bronze coatings for sheet metal forming dies

H. A. Sundquist*, A. Matthews, D. G. Teer

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Abstract

Aluminium bronze coatings on steel were deposited by the ion plating process using a slug-fed resistively heated evaporator. The coating material was Cu14Al4.5Fe1Ni alloy which is known to have good non-galling properties in sheet metal forming. The structures of the coatings deposited at various evaporation rates were studied by scanning electron microscopy, chemical microanalysis and X-ray diffraction. The composition of the coatings varied in a regular manner through the thickness and the grain size was small.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)309-314
Number of pages6
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume73
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1980

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