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the open symbols represent the lattice stresses in an single - layer coating , while the closed symbols show the lattice stresses in a multilayer coating . the average thickness of the individual layers is plotted on the x axis . a multilayer coating of tin ( x layer ) and tinb ( y layer ) ( according to the invention , specimen 1 ) was compared with a single - layer coating of tin ( prior art , specimen 2 ) or tinb ( prior art , specimen 3 ), where the x and y layers of the coating according to the invention had the same composition as the respective single - layer coating . for this purpose , polished round plates suitable for a tribological test by means of a ball - on - disk arrangement were coated with a commercial , fine - grained cemented carbide having a composition of wc - 10 % by weight of co . the multilayer tin and tinb coating according to the invention was produced in a production cvd coating plant corresponding to the description . the average deposition temperature of the coating was 900 ° c . the process gas composition ( p = 1 bar ) is shown in table 1 . the multilayer coating was produced by pulsed switching of the gas compositions shown in table 1 . the pulse time was 60 s . the resulting average thickness of the layers x and y was about 40 nm , as verified by tem / eels . x and y alternated and the total coating thickness was from 4 . 1 μm to 5 μm . the phases and the layer structure parameters such as lattice stresses were determined by xrd line profile analysis . the chemical composition of the coatings applied as single layers was determined using quantitative gdoes and epma . a boron content of 4 atom % was found in the tinb coating . the images of the structures of the surfaces and the fracture surfaces obtained for specimens 1 to 3 are shown in fig1 to fig6 . specimen 1 according to the invention displays a particularly fine fracture structure with a continuous particularly smooth surface . specimens 1 to 3 were subjected to a ball - on - disk wear test for a comparative examination of the abrasion resistance . the counterbody was an al 2 o 3 sphere having a diameter of 6 mm , and this was conveyed in a radius of 7 mm in the rubbing track . the experiment was carried out at a pressing force of 5 n at room temperature . the sliding distance was 700 m . the coatings were not rubbed through in the tests . in this quantitative wear test , the resulting degree of wear ( table 2 ) showed the superior wear resistance of specimen 1 according to the invention compared to the prior art . tin / tinb multilayer coatings were deposited using the production parameters as described above . different thicknesses of the layers were produced by varying the pulse times to alter the gas composition . the average layer thicknesses can be seen in fig1 . the lattice stresses in these coatings and in single - layer coatings of tin and tinb were determined as described above . at an average thickness of the layers of less than 90 nm , the lattice stresses are higher than in a single - layer tinb coating ( see fig1 ). an indexable insert was coated with a 3 - layer coating composed of , in each case at a thickness of about 1 μm , tic ( adjacent to the cemented carbide ), ticn and tin ( on the outside ) as described in the prior art ( specimen 4 ). in the case of the specimen according to the invention , the tin coating was replaced by a multilayer coating according to the invention composed of ( tin / tinb ) ml ( specimen 5 ). the substrates were sekn 1203 afsn indexable inserts composed of a commercial cemented carbide composed of wc with 9 % by weight of co and 4 % by weight of tac / nbc . the production of the outer tin ( x layer )/ tinb ( y layer ) multilayer coating according to the invention was likewise carried out in a production cvd coating plant as described above . the average coating temperature was 900 ° c . the process atmosphere is shown in table 1 . the process pressure was 1 bar . the multilayer coating was produced by pulsed switching of the gas composition shown in table 1 . the pulse time was 60 s . the coatings produced had a total thickness of about 2 . 8 μm , with the outer multilayer coating according to the invention having a thickness of 1 μm . the average thickness of the individual x and y layers was about 35 nm . the characteristic data for the coatings were determined in a manner corresponding to the description in example 1 . specimens 4 and 5 were subjected to a cutting machining experiment under the following conditions . a 42crmo4 steel ( 1 . 7225 ) ( strength : 1100 mpa ) was machined dry by climb milling at a cutting velocity of v c = 150 m / min , a feed per tooth of f z = 0 . 15 mm and an advance a p = 2 . 0 mm using the single - tooth method on an ex - cell - o milling machine . the criterion for stopping the cutting machining experiments was set at a 0 . 3 mm wear width on the free surface of the main cutter . this quantitative cutting machining test ( fig7 ) shows the superior wear resistance of specimen 5 compared to specimen 4 . at a criterion for stopping the cutting experiment of 0 . 3 mm free surface wear , the specimen 5 which has been modified according to the invention shows a doubling of the operating life compared to specimen 4 . a coating according to the invention having alternating ticn ( x layer ) and ticnb layers ( y ) ( specimen 6 ) was compared with a single layer ticn coating ( prior art , specimen 7 ) and a single - layer ticnb coating ( prior art , specimen 8 ) each having the same composition as the corresponding layer in the multilayer coating . for this purpose , polished rounded plates of a commercial fine - grained cemented carbide composed of wc with 10 % by weight of co were used as substrate . the coatings were again produced in the manner described . the coating temperature was 950 ° c . the process atmosphere ( p = 1 bar ) is shown in table 1 . the multilayer coating was produced by pulsed switching of the gas compositions indicated . the pulse time was 60 s . the total thickness of the coating was about 3 . 5 μm with an average thickness of the ticn ( x ) and ticnb ( y ) layers of 30 nm , characterized by the method described in example 1 . a boron content of 3 . 5 atom % was found in the y layer . specimen 6 according to the invention displayed a particularly smooth surface , which is associated with a fine fracture structure . specimens 6 to 8 were again subjected to a tribological wear test using the ball - on - disk test apparatus employing the same conditions as in example 1 . the results are shown in table 3 . once again , the far higher wear resistance of the specimen according to the invention compared to the prior art was demonstrated . to determine the wear resistance , the coatings described in example 3 were deposited on indexable inserts for turning and milling operations . the specimen designations correspond to example 3 . the substrates for the milling test were sekn 1203 afsn indexable inserts composed of a commercial cemented carbide composed of wc with 9 % by weight of co and 4 % by weight of tac / nbc . the turning tests were carried out using cnmg 120408 en - tm indexable inserts composed of a commercial cemented carbide composed of wc with 7 % by weight of co and 8 . 1 % by weight of mixed carbides . the coatings were produced as described in example 3 . the following conditions were used for the cutting machining experiment . a 42crmo4 steel ( 1 . 7225 ) ( strength : 1100 mpa ) was machined dry by climb milling at a cutting velocity of v c = 150 m / min , a feed per tooth of f z = 0 . 15 mm and an advance a p = 2 . 0 mm using the single - tooth method on an ex - cell - o milling machine . the criterion for stopping the cutting machining experiments was set at a 0 . 3 mm wear width on the free surface of the main cutter . on a lathe , a ck60 steel ( 1 . 1221 ) was machined both dry and using cooling lubricant ( wet ) by means of the cnmg 120408 en - tm indexable insert at a cutting velocity v c = 200 m / min , a feed of f z = 0 . 25 mm and an advance a p = 2 . 0 mm . the criterion for stopping the turning experiments was set at 0 . 3 mm wear width on the free surface . in the milling tests ( fig8 ), it was possible to achieve a doubling of the operating life of specimen 6 with the coating according to the invention compared to specimens 7 and 8 with single - layer coatings . in the turning test ( fig9 ), too , specimen 6 with the coating according to the invention displayed a considerably improved operating life both under dry machining conditions and under wet machining conditions . a multilayer coating according to the invention ( specimen 9 ) composed of tialn ( x layer ) and tialnb ( y layer ) was compared with a single - layer coating composed of tialn ( prior art , specimen 10 ) and of tialnb ( prior art , specimen 11 ), with the x and y layers of the coating according to the invention having the same composition as the respective single - layer coating . for this purpose , polished round plates suitable for a tribological test ( ball - on - disk ) composed of a commercial fine - grained cemented carbide composed of wc with 10 % by weight of co were coated . the coatings were produced in a cvd coating plant as described above . the average temperature was 600 ° c . the process gas composition ( p = 1 bar ) is shown in table 1 . the multilayer coating was produced by pulsed switching of the gas compositions shown in table 1 . the pulse time was likewise 60 s . the thickness of the individual layers x and y was about 50 nm . the coatings were characterized in a manner analogous to example 1 . the boron content of the y layer was 1 atom %. the layers x and y alternated , and the total thickness of the coating was from 4 . 8 to 6 . 7 μm . specimen 9 according to the invention once again displayed a fine fracture structure with a continuous smooth surface . specimens 9 to 11 were subjected to a tribological wear test using the ball - on - disk test apparatus to compare the abrasion resistance . the counterbody was again an al 2 o 3 sphere having a diameter of 6 mm which was conveyed in a concentric wear track of 5 mm radius at room temperature and at a pressing force of 2 n . the sliding distance was 100 m . the coating of specimen 10 was rubbed through . the coating of specimen 11 displayed commencement of wear , while specimen 9 displayed no discernable wear . a multilayer coating according to the invention ( specimen 12 ) composed of hfn ( x layer ) and hfnb ( y layer ) was compared with a single - layer coating composed of hfn ( prior art , specimen 13 ) and of hfnb ( prior art , specimen 14 ), with the x and y layers of the coating according to the invention having the same composition as the respective single - layer coating . specimens for tribological tests were produced in a manner analogous to examples 1 , 3 and 5 . the average coating temperature was 1025 ° c . the process gas composition ( p = 0 . 4 bar ) is shown in table 1 . the multilayer coating was produced by pulsed switching of the gas compositions shown in table 1 . the pulse time was 180 s . the thickness of the individual layers x and y was 25 nm and these layers were characterized in a manner analogous to example 1 . a boron content of 1 . 3 atom % was found in the y layer . x and y alternated , and the total thickness of the coating was from 1 . 4 μm to 1 . 9 μm . specimen 12 according to the invention displayed a particularly smooth , delicate yellow surface . specimens 12 to 14 were subjected to a ball - on - disk wear test using test parameters corresponding to example 1 for a comparative examination of the abrasion resistance . the coating of specimen 13 was rubbed through during the test . specimen 12 with the layer structure according to the invention had a lower wear than specimen 14 .

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