Manuscript Deadline: April 23, 2021
Twitter
#ICMCTF2021
ICMCTF_2021_logo_207x46
avs_sponsored_advancedsurf140x62
  • Overview
    • AVS Code of Conduct
    • Organizing Committee
      • Symposium & Session Chairs
    • 2020 Awards Recipients
      • 2020 Graduate Student Award Finalists
      • 2020 R.F. Bunshah Annual Award & ICMCTF Lecture Recipient
      • 2020 Bill Sproul Award and Honorary ICMCTF Lecture Recipient
    • 2021 Awards Recipients
      • 2021 Graduate Student Award Finalists
      • 2021 R.F. Bunshah Award & ICMCTF Lecture Recipient
      • 2021 Bill Sproul Award and Honorary ICMCTF Lecture Recipient
    • 2022 Call for Awards Nominations
      • 2022 Graduate Student Awards Nominations
      • 2022 R.F. Bunshah Annual Award & ICMCTF Lecture Nominations
      • 2022 Bill Sproul Award and Honorary ICMCTF Lecture Nominations
    • Photo Gallery
  • Technical Program
    • Conference Overview (PDF)
    • Exhibitor Keynote Lecture
    • Plenary Lecture
    • Presentation Instructions
      • Copyright Agreement
      • Presentation Instructions (PDF)
    • Special Interest Talks
    • Symposia
      • A. Coatings for Use at High Temperatures
      • B. Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition Technologies
      • C. Fundamentals and Technology of Multifunctional Materials and Devices
      • D. Coatings for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications
      • E. Tribology and Mechanical Behavior of Coatings and Engineered Surfaces
      • F. New Horizons in Coatings and Thin Films
      • G. Surface Engineering – Applied Research and Industrial Applications
      • H. Advanced Characterization Techniques for Coatings, Thin Films, and Small Volumes
      • TS1. Anti- and De-icing Surface Engineering
      • TS2. New Horizons in Boron-Containing Coatings: Modeling, Synthesis and Applications
      • TS3. In-silicio Design of Novel Materials by Quantum Mechanics and Classical Methods
      • TS4. Photocatalytic and Superhydrophilic Surfaces
      • TS5. Thin Films on Polymer Substrates: Flexible Electronics and Beyond
  • Sponsors
    • Sponsorship Form
  • Viewing Instructions
    • Mobile App
    • Online Scheduler
    • Viewing Instructions (PDF)
  • Manuscripts

NEW! Design and Deposition of Hard and Superhard Coatings – 4/26/21

Aharon Inspektor
Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Course Objectives

Provide guidance and technical tools for the development of hard and superhard coatings with a desired combination of microstructure, hardness and thermo-chemical stability.
To reach this objective we will concentrate on the following topics:

    • The nature of hardness and the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic super-hardness.
    • Microstructure and design of multi-functional hard & superhard coatings.
    • PVD technology and nanoscale–engineering of the coating.
Course Description

Motivation: Most modern manufacturers include hard and superhard coatings in the design of new products. This manufacturing step is set to improve the performance of the products and to ensure competitive advantage in global markets. Not surprisingly the development of such coatings is among top priorities in many academic and industrial research laboratories, and the subject of this course.

Course Content
  • The nature of hardness and principles of coating design:
    First, we will review the atomic origin of hardness and learn how the information on electron bonding and crystalline microstructure is used to model the hardness of intrinsically superhard materials. Next, we will ask why the measured hardness of other materials is usually lower than their calculated values. This understanding will help us to discuss extrinsic super-hardness and the role of nano-scale engineering in the design and construction of superhard coatings. Then, we will examine typical nanostructured superhard coatings and identify the key steps for design of superhard coatings with target combinations of microstructure, hardness, and thermo-chemical stability.
  • Tools for the deposition of multi-functional superhard coatings:
    To build the target coating we need to understand the PVD technology and control the deposition process: To reach these objectives, we will examine key PVD systems, review the plasma state and discuss the process of nano engineering and deposition of the film:
    The deposition system; PVD technology: Cathodic arc; reactive magnetron sputtering and HiPIMS.
    The deposition process: Plasma state (Te, Ti, plasma potential, Debye length); plasma-surface interaction (plasma sheath and ion bombardment); Plasma diagnostics (Langmuir probes, OES, M. Sp).
    Nano-engineering of the coating: System set-up and controlled deposition of the target film.
  • The course will be illustrated with relevant case studies and industrial applications:
    Selected PVD nanolayer and nanocomposite coatings; CVD diamond and PVD DLC coating; High Entropy Alloys (HEA) coatings and 2D Van-der-Waals films.
Who should attend?

Engineers, scientists, students and managers that are involved with the development of new coatings and seek good understanding of material hardness, PVD technologies and
design of multi-functional coatings.

Course Materials

Detailed course notes will be provided.

Date/Time: Monday, April 26, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $500 Regular/$130 Student

Short Course Registration

All short courses include detailed course notes, morning and afternoon breaks. Lunch is not included in the course registration fee.

Courses run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Individual and Company Group discounts available!

SHORT COURSE REGISTRATION

Follow Us

Tweets by AVS_Members

Key Dates

Late News Abstract Deadline:
February 5, 2021

Presenter Registration Deadline:
March 1, 2021

Manuscript Deadline:
April 23, 2021

Attendee Registration Deadline:
April 30, 2021

Abstract & Awards Deadline:
October 1, 2021

Downloads

  • Conference Overview (PDF)
  • Copyright Agreement (PDF)
  • Presentation Instructions (PDF)
  • Sponsorship Form (PDF)
  • Viewing Instructions (PDF)

Contact

ICMCTF
Yvonne Towse

Conference Administrator
125 Maiden Lane; Suite 15B
New York, N.Y. 10038
icmctf@icmctf.org

 

OverviewTechnical ProgramSponsorsViewing InstructionsManuscripts
© 2021 AVS. All Rights Reserved.