Diamond like carbon coatings for tribology: Production techniques, characterisation methods and applications

International Materials Reviews

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-174

  Hainsworth, S V ^a   Uhure, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposition methods; Diamond like carbon; Mechanical propcrlies; Tribology

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BALL BEARINGS; DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); HARDNESS; TRIBOLOGY;

RACING ENGINES; STANDARD PRODUCTION VEHICLES; TRIBOLOGICAL RESEARCH;

DIAMOND LIKE CARBON FILMS;

EID: 34249337116     PISSN: 09506608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328007X160272     Document Type: Review

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