Laplace pressure measurement on laser textured thin-film disk

Tribology International

Volumn 36, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 329-333

  Kobatake, S ^a   Kawakubo, Y ^a   Suzuki, S ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laplace pressure; Laser texturing; Meniscus force; Perfluoropolyether lubricant

Indexed keywords

DATA RECORDING; FRICTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LUBRICANTS; TEXTURES; THIN FILMS; WETTING;

LAPLACE PRESSURE;

HARD DISK STORAGE;

EID: 0037374694     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-679X(02)00206-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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