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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon, Pfäffikon, CH;
Joerg Vetter, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFÄFFIKON, Pfäffikon, CH;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a coated substrate having a hard material coating, which comprises a hard carbon layer of the hydrogen-free amorphous carbon layer type, wherein the coating comprises a layer consisting of zirconium between the substrate and the hydrogen-free amorphous carbon layer; wherein between the layer consisting of zirconium and the hydrogen-free amorphous carbon layer, a layer consisting of Zr—Ccan be formed in which a zirconium monocarbide is formed; and the layer consisting of Zr—Cand comprising zirconium monocarbide is applied directly to the adhesive layer consisting of zirconium.