Numerical contact analyses of layered rough surfaces for magnetic head slider-disk contact

Journal of Information Storage and Processing Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-280

  Peng, Wei ^a   Bhushan, Bharat ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact analysis; Critical thickness; DLC overcoat; Head disk interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034552084     PISSN: 10998047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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