The Adhesion of CrN Thin Films Deposited on Modified 42CrMo4 Steel

Figure 3

Photos taken on a cross section of an optical microscope: (a) sample ground, larger 50.4x; (b) shot-peened sample (the process parameters: t = 120 s, p = 0.45 MPa); (c) shot-peened sample (the process parameters: t = 600 s, p = 0.45 MPa).

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