The effect of vapor phase chemicals on head/disk interface tribology

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 310-316

  Jesh, Mark S ^a   Segar, Peter R ^a  

^a SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic data storage systems tribology

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DEGASSING; HYDROCARBONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MATERIALS TESTING; PHASE COMPOSITION; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MAGNETIC DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS; TRIBOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; VAPOR PHASE CHEMICALS;

TRIBOLOGY;

MAGNETIC RECORDING; TRIBOLOGY; VAPOR;

EID: 0032856894     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009908982222     Document Type: Article

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