A NOVEL COATING HAVING REDUCED STRESS AND A METHOD OF DEPOSITING THE COATING ON A SUBSTRATE

摘要

A method of depositing a coating on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: (a) depositing material on a substrate by performing a cathodic vacuum arc (CVA) deposition step; and (b) depositing material on a substrate by performing a physical vapor deposition (PVD) step that excludes CVA deposition wherein the thickness of the material deposited in step (a) is greater than the thickness of material deposited in step (b).