The invention relates to the technical field of tool surface functional coatings, in particular to a wear self-monitoring superhard wear-resistant gradient reinforced
coating and a preparation method thereof.The
coating comprises a
metal substrate, a high-entropy wear-resistant layer, a color layer and a
transition layer, and the outer layer is a top high-entropy wear-resistant layer; the high-entropy wear-resistant layer is composed of Ti / Al / Zr / Si / Mo-N, and the
hardness gradient of the high-entropy wear-resistant layer is 35-55 GPa; the color layer is of an AlTiN / Si (Ti) double-layer structure and has a multicolor structural color, and the
hardness of the color layer is 20-35 GPa; the
transition layer is a component
gradient system. The preparation method adopts multi-target magnetron
sputtering, and comprises the steps of substrate pretreatment, layered deposition (wear-resistant layer / color layer /
transition layer), top layer deposition and
vacuum cooling. By means of the design, the problems that an existing
coating lacks self-monitoring, the
hardness gradient is narrow, and interlayer stripping is prone to occurring are solved, abrasion
visual monitoring is achieved, super-hard abrasion resistance and high
binding force (larger than or equal to 85 N) are achieved, different
cutting working conditions are adapted, and the service life of a cutter is greatly prolonged.