Ed. Nicholson et al., THE EFFECT OF VARYING DEPOSITION CONDITIONS ON THE YOUNGS MODULUS OF DIAMOND-COATED WIRES, DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS, 6(5-7), 1997, pp. 817-821
Diamond Coated Tungsten (W) fibres/wires have been produced by hot fil
ament chemical vapour deposition (HFCVD), and their Young's modulus me
asured using a resonance test. Changing the diamond deposition conditi
ons results in changes in morphology, grainsize, film thickness, and q
uality, which in turn affects the composite fibre modulus and other me
chanical properties (e.g. strength and fracture toughness). The aim of
this investigation was to see the effect of varying the methane(CH4)
concentration and the deposition time on fibre modulus. (C) 1997 Elsev
ier Science S.A.