Adhesion Enhancement on a Duplex DLC HiPIMS Positive Pulse Coating Performed by Active Screen Plasma Nitriding Pretreatment on 316L Stainless Steel Substrate

Table 1

Reference, DLC WC : C, and ASPN + DLC nanoindentation results for hardness (H), Young’s modulus (E), and their relationship H E⁻¹ and H³E⁻².

Types of samples	H (GPa)	E (GPa)	H E^−1	H ^3 E^−2 (MPa)
Reference	3.0 ± 0.1	110.0 ± 5.0	0.027	2.2
DLC WC : C	17.4 ± 0.4	161.5 ± 2.5	0.108	201.9
ASPN 350°C + DLC	16.2 ± 1.7	147.8 ± 10.7	0.110	194.6
ASPN 400°C + DLC	16.1 ± 1.7	146.6 ± 10.3	0.107	194.2
ASPN 450°C + DLC	14.7 ± 1.9	144.2 ± 13.8	0.102	152.7