Ball crater testing for the measurement of the unlubricated sliding wear of wear-resistant coatings

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 133, Issue 134, 2000, Pages 376-382

  Gee, M G ^a   Wicks, M J ^a  

^a Ctr for Mat Msrmt and Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; SLIDING WEAR; TESTING; WEAR MEASUREMENT; WEAR RESISTANCE;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; FRICTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN; WEAR RESISTANCE;

BALL CRATER TESTING; DIAMOND-LIKE CARBONS (DLC); UNLUBRICATED SLIDING WEAR; WEAR-RESISTANT COATINGS;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

EID: 0034310630     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0257-8972(00)00966-X     Document Type: Article

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