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The oxidation behaviour of chemical vapour deposited ZrN, ZrC and ZrCN coatings was investigated using in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD). To obtain a precise analysis of the temperature–dependent phase evolution during oxidation, coating powders were annealed in air between 100 °C and 1000 °C. Simultaneously, 2D XRD patterns were recorded in ~2 °C increments, which were subsequently evaluated using parametric Rietveld refinement. The results were correlated with differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis measurements, to further illuminate the oxidation mechanism of each coating system. ZrCN exhibited the highest oxidation onset temperature, followed by ZrC and ZrN. Furthermore, ZrCN was completely oxidised at a temperature of ~720 °C, which was ~50–70 °C higher than for ZrN and ZrC. The in-situ experiments revealed a similar oxidation sequence for all three samples: first, tetragonal and/or cubic (c/t)–ZrO2 is formed, which subsequently transforms into the more stable monoclinic (m)–ZrO2 phase. ZrCN and ZrC showed a higher c/t–ZrO2 fraction than the ZrN sample at 1000 °C. Furthermore, ex-situ Raman and XRD investigations of the oxidised samples revealed the ongoing c/t–ZrO2 → m–ZrO2 phase transformation during cooling.

In-Situ Investigation of the Oxidation Behaviour of Chemical Vapour Deposited Zr(C,N) Hard Coatings Using Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction