A meniscus model for optimization of texturing and liquid lubrication of magnetic thin-film rigid disks

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 201-212

  Gao, Chao ^a   Tian, Xuefeng ^a   Bhushan, Bharat ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis and Models Boundary Lubrication; Film Thickness; Magnetic Data Storage; Surface Roughness

Indexed keywords

FILMS; LUBRICATION;

EID: 0029158570     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009508983397     Document Type: Article

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