Effect of temperature ramp rate on the morphology, phase and adhesion strength of Ag-Ta2O5 thin film
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2020
Abstract
The short life of coatings layered on a SS 316L substrate can cause severe problems resulting from the weak crystallization of the film phase and low adhesion strength of the coating on the substrate. In this work, reactive magnetron sputtering is utilized to fabricate durable Ag/Ta2O5 nanocomposite coatings for surgical tool applications. A 5.74-mu m-thick Ag/Ta2O5 nanocomposite coating was deposited on the SS 316L substrate. The homogeneously distributed as-deposited nanoparticles increased the total surface area for antibacterial activity. Post-thermal treatment at 500 degrees C was conducted at temperature ramp rates of 2 degrees C/min and 5 degrees C/min. Microstructural, elemental, phase, structure and adhesion strength analyses were performed to characterize the deposited films. A larger amount of segregated Ag particles per area was achieved at a temperature ramp rate of 2 degrees C/min, which led to comparably higher adhesion strength. The adhesion strength of the film annealed at 2 degrees C/min improved by 271% compared to the as-deposited film.
Keywords
Adhesion, Bond strength (materials), Coatings, Nanocomposites, Silver compounds, Surgical equipment, Tantalum oxides, Thin films
Divisions
mechanical
Funders
Postgraduate Research Fund (PPP) [Grant No: PG266-2015B],Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, RMIC
Publication Title
JOMME
Volume
72
Issue
2
Publisher
Springer
Publisher Location
ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES