Corrosion and wear studies of uncoated and ultra-thin DLC coated magnetic tape-write heads and magnetic tapes

Wear

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 31-42

  Scott, W W ^a   Bhushan, B ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrosion; DLC coatings; Head tape interface; Pole tip recession; Wear

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CARBON; CORROSION RESISTANCE; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC TAPE STORAGE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRATHIN FILMS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CORROSION TESTS; POLE TIP RECESSION (PTR) RESISTANCE; WEAR TESTS;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

CORROSION RATE; DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON; DIAMOND-LIKE COATING; MAGNETIC TAPE; WEAR;

EID: 0034253213     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(00)00420-8     Document Type: Article

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