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Vanadium nitride, carbide, carbonitride and oxycarbide coatings were p
roduced on steel substrates, by reactive magnetron sputtering from a v
anadium target or by chemical vapor deposition using vanadocene as an
organometallic precursor. The composition and crystallographic structu
re of coatings were determined by different techniques. The mechanical
characteristics of the coatings are highly dependent on both their co
mposition and the deposition technique.