Browsing by Author "Shola Kolade Kolawole"

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    Fracture toughness of duplex CrN/DLC and nano-multilayer DLC-W deposited on valve tappet via hybrid PVD and PECVD
    (Springer, 2024-04-04) Funsho Olaitan Kolawole; Shola Kolade Kolawole; Sefiu Adekunle Bello; Shedrack Yakubu; Oluwole Daniel Adigun; Adebayo Felix Owa; Reginald Umunakwe; Abdullahi Olawale Adebayo; Chioma Ifeyinwa Madueke
    DLC coatings are well known for their high fracture toughness, however, often exhibit poor adhesion properties on metallic substrates. The use of interlayers and metallic doping can be used to overcome such challenge. In this study duplex CrN/DLC and nano-multilayer DLC-W coatings were both deposited on hydraulic valve tappet using a hybrid PVD/PECVD deposition system. Microhardness measurements were taken for the uncoated valve tappet, duplex CrN/DLC and nano-multilayer DLC-W coated valve tappet at loads of 0.98 N, 1.96 N, 2.94 N, 4.9 N, 9.8 N and 19.6 N for 15 seconds using a Shimadzu hardness tester. The fracture toughness was evaluated using the Vickers indentation method from microhardness indents on the surface of the coatings. The fracture toughness for duplex CrN/DLC and nano-multilayer DLC-W coatings indented at 4.9 N, 9.8 N and 19.6 N, reveals that the fracture toughness for the duplex CrN/DLC were 20.24 ± 0.97 MPa.m1/2, 17.18 ± 0.86 MPa.m1/2 and 6.6 ± 0.28 MPa.m1/2 respectively. While the fracture toughness for nano-multilayer DLC-W was calculated as 3.75 ± 0.41 MPa.m1/2 and 4.67 ± 0.38 MPa.m1/2 at 9.8 N and 19.6 N respectively.
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    The improvement of diamond‑like carbon coatings for tribological and tribo‑corrosion applications in automobile engines: an updated review study
    (Springer, 2023-03-21) Funsho Olaitan Kolawole; Olawale Samson Kolade; Sefiu Adekunle Bello; Shola Kolade Kolawole; Aduramigba Toluwani Ayeni; Temidayo Foluso Elijah; Sunday Gbenga Borisad; André Paulo Tschiptschin
    Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings have gained wide attraction, due to ultra-low coefficient of friction, high resistance to wear, excellent mechanical properties, and inert to chemical substance, especially in the automobile industry in the last decade. However, a lot of research is still carried out to improve the adhesion properties of DLC coatings to metallic substrate to prevent debonding caused mostly by high internal compressive stress and the difference in thermal expansivity between the metallic substrate and the DLC coatings. Consequently, to improve the adhesion of DLC coatings on metallic substrate, the use of interlayers (Si, SiH and Cr, CrN, Ti and TiN) and metallic (Mo, Ti, Cr, and W) and non-metallic (Si, N, and F) doping elements has been put to use. The interlayers form a transition layer between the metallic substrate and the DLC coating, thereby reducing the thermal expansivity between the metallic substrate and the DLC coatings. On the other hand, the metallic and non-metallic doping elements help in reducing the internal compressive stress in the DLC coatings. The present review article focuses mainly on the deposition techniques, characterisation techniques, and improvement of the adhesion properties of DLC coatings on metallic substrates. It showcases Cr-based interlayers and W/WC dopants as an efficient way to improve adhesion properties of DLC coatings for tribological and tribo-corrosion application in the automobile industry.