Thermal stability and oxidation resistance of V-alloyed TiAlN coatings

V-containing nitride coatings recently attract a wide range of research interests owing to their excellent tribological properties. To evaluate their comprehensive properties, a comparative study on the intrinsic thermal stability and oxidation resistance of TiAlN and TiAlVN coatings are conducted here. Ti0.56Al0.44N, Ti0.50Al0.44V0.06N, and Ti0.40Al0.50V0.10N coatings, deposited by cathodic arc evaporation, exhibit a single-phase face-centered...