Characterisation of engineered surfaces by a novel four-in-one tribological probe microscope

Wear

Volumn 255, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 385-394

  Liu, X ^a   Bell, T ^b   Chetwynd, D G ^a   Li, X Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus and topography; Measurements of friction; Micro nanotribology; Multi function surface characterisation; Nanohardness; Scanning probe microscopy

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FRICTION; HARDNESS; LOADS (FORCES); MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

TRIBOLOGICAL PROBE MICROSCOPES (TPM);

TRIBOLOGY;

FRICTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOLID LUBRICANT; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0043071269     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(03)00227-8     Document Type: Article

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