Wear of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene against titanium-nitride-coated counterfaces

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-47

  Kamali, A ^a   Farrar, R ^b   Hatto, P ^c   Stone, M H ^d   Fisher, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Johnson Johnson Company   (United Kingdom)

^c No 1 Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physical vapour deposition coating; Surface engineering; Titanium nitride; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE); Wear

Indexed keywords

COATED MATERIALS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; EVAPORATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TITANIUM NITRIDE; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ARC EVAPORATIVE PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (AEPVD); POLYETHYLENE WEAR RATE; ULTRAHIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE); WROUGHT PLATES;

POLYETHYLENES;

COATING; TITANIUM NITRIDE; WEAR;

EID: 15344339758     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/135065005X9736     Document Type: Article

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