Tribology of tungsten disulfide films in humid environments: The role of a tailored metal-matrix composite substrate

Wear

Volumn 230, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-34

  Prasad, S V ^a   McDevitt, N T ^b   Zabinski, J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b RAMSPEC Research   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbide protrusions; Pulsed laser deposition; Tungsten disulfide

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FATIGUE TESTING; FRICTION; LUBRICATION; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CARBIDE PROTRUSIONS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; TUNGSTEN DISULFIDE;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

FILM; HUMIDITY; TRIBOLOGY; TUNGSTEN DISULFIDE; WEAR;

EID: 0032795254     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(99)00082-4     Document Type: Article

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