Patent ID: 10675690

Abstract:
A hard coating, which is to be disposed to cover a surface of a substrate, has a total thickness of 0.5-20 μm, and includes an A layer and nanolayer-alternated layer that are alternately laminated by physical vapor deposition. The nanolayer-alternated layer includes a B layer and a C layer that are alternately laminated. The A layer has a thickness of 50-1000 nm and is AlCr nitride that is represented by a composition formula of [Al1-UCrU]N wherein an atomic ratio U is 0.20-0.80. The B layer has a thickness of 1-100 nm and is TiAl nitride that is represented by a composition formula of [Ti1-WAlW]N wherein an atomic ratio W is 0.30-0.85. The C layer has a thickness of 1-100 nm and is TiSi nitride that is represented by a composition formula of [Ti1-YSiY]N wherein an atomic ratio Y is 0.05-0.45. The nanolayer-alternated layer has a thickness of 50-1000 nm.