Effects of gas composition, humidity and temperature on the tribology of the head/disk interface—part i: Experiments

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 615-620

  Yang, M ^a   Talke, F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse environments tribology; Friction; Magnetic data storage system tribology

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION; DRAG; FRICTION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; LUBRICANTS; MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE; MAGNETIC HEADS; MECHANICAL TESTING; NITROGEN; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEST FACILITIES; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRIBOLOGY;

ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTS TRIBOLOGY; CARBON OVERCOATED DISKS; DRAG TESTS; ETHER COPOLYMER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORINE CONTAINING COPOLYMER; GAS COMPOSITION; HEAD DISK INTERFACE; HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT; LIFETIME; LUBRICANT MOBILITY; MAGNETIC DATA STORAGE SYSTEM TRIBOLOGY; TRIBOCHEMICAL WEAR; WEAR;

MAGNETIC RECORDING; TRIBOLOGY;

DRIVES; MAGNETIC DISCS; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 0030199429     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009608983574     Document Type: Article

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