Abstract
Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) and sand blasting have been incorporated together with chemical surface pretreatment (HF) for the surface pretreatment of the Al2O3 cutting tool. Amorphous graphite was deposited on the substrates by using PVD technique. Morphological observation by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), surface roughness and topography of the substrate by using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) was done in order to investigate the effect of surface pretreatment on the substrates. Critical load required in scratching the substrate’s surface after coating by different surface pretreatment was evaluated by microscratch testing. As-received micrograph has a continuous 45° direction based on horizontal line when the substrate was put in the chamber at the time the image was taken. Substrate with surface pretreatment shows non-uniform surface with peak and valley image. Coated surface micrograph shows amorphous graphite with cube in shape. Surface roughness and critical load for microscratch of sample was found increased with surface pretreatment both chemically and mechanically.
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