Investigation of scratch resistance of thin carbon overcoat media using micro scratch testing

Wear

Volumn 252, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 654-661

  Zhao, Qing ^a   Zhao, Zheming ^a   Kazazic, Emir ^a   Embree, Melinda ^a   Trinh, Phat ^a   Lam, Tin ^a   Chang, Susan ^a  

^a SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon overcoat; Head disk interface; Scratch testing; Tribology; Wear

Indexed keywords

CARBIDE TOOLS; DELAMINATION; LOADING; LUBRICANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES;

CONTACT ELECTRIC RESISTANCE (CER); MICRO SCRATCH TESTING;

WEAR OF MATERIALS;

DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON; DISK DRIVE; SCRATCHING; WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0036542034     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(02)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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