Application of wear-resistant PACVD coatings in aluminium diecasting: economical and ecological aspects
Author links open overlay panelC.PfohlaA.Gebauer-TeichmannbK.-T.Rieaa Institut für Oberflächentechnik und Plasmatechnische Werkstoffentwicklung, TU Braunschweig, Bienroder Weg 53, D-38108 Braunschweig, Germanyb Fraunhofer Institut für Schicht- und Oberflächentechnik, Braunschweig, Germany Abstract One of the major manufacturing techniques for aluminium precision parts is the pressure diecasting process. However, nowadays the state of the art involves the application of large