%0 Journal Article
%T Revolutionizing Material Boundaries: High-Performance Diamond-Coated Steel via Long-Term MPCVD
%A Clyde Varner II
%A Angela Davis
%A Leslie Wilson
%A Padmaja Guggilla
%J Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering
%P 334-345
%@ 2327-4085
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jmmce.2024.126021
%X This research explores Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (MPCVD) for depositing diamond films on steel alloys (316L, 4140, and 1018) with a vanadium carbide interlayer to enhance adhesion and compatibility. The study reveals that a soft vanadium carbide interlayer and the FCC lattice match lead to a Ta-C film. The results of the graphite inhibition and diamond deposition varied with the steel alloy underlayer composition. In the 316L steel alloy, we successfully formed a thick, compressive strain-induced, sp3-bonded tetrahedral amorphous carbon layer without graphite. The findings have wide-ranging applications in environments demanding high durability and thermal conductivity.
%K MPCVD (Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition)
%K Raman Spectroscopy
%K Steel Alloys (316L
%K 4140
%K 1018)
%K Coatings
%K Chip-Resistance
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=137349