Reduced Wear and Higher Corrosion Resistance by Combined Heat-Treatment and Coating Procedures Using Plasma-Assisted Processes

摘要

To improve surface properties such as wear and/or corrosion resistance, thermochemical surface treatments in glow discharge plasmas are already well known. By a combination of diffusion and coating processes, the hard coatings attain an appropriate supporting effect, improved layer bonding and reduction of cracking underneath the surface. The following overview illustrates the possibilities of plasma-assisted processes.