Effect of annealing environment on the microstructure and mechanical property of CrWN glass molding coating

The CrWN glass molding coating was synthesized by plasma enhanced magnetron sputtering (PEMS). The effect of annealing environment (e.g., vacuum, N2 and Air) on the microstructure and mechanical property of as-deposited coating was investigated by the X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), atomic force microscope (AFM) and nanoindentation tests. Results showed that the as-deposited...