Hard and Super-hard Films and Their Applications

Syllabus

Hard Materials

Basic terms of elasticity and hardness

Methods of measurement of mechanical properties of materials and films

Technology for preparation of hard films

Microstructure of the hard films

Adhesion of the films

Friction and abrasion of the films

Applications of hard and superhard thin films

Annotation

Lecture introduces hard and superhard thin films, their preparation and mikrostructure, measurement of mechanical and tribological properties, models of the hardness of various materials and preparation of nanostructured thin films.