Formation mechanisms of low-friction tribo-layers on arc-evaporated TiC1-xNx hard coatings

Wear

Volumn 265, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 525-532

  Rebelo de Figueiredo, M ^a   Neidhardt, J ^a   Kaindl, R ^b   Reiter, A ^c   Tessadri, R ^b   Mitterer, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c Balzers Ltd   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ambient dependent wear mechanisms; Ball on disc sliding; Low friction mechanisms; Raman micro spectroscopy; TiCN coatings

Indexed keywords

COATED MATERIALS; EVAPORATION; TITANIUM CARBIDE; TRIBOLOGY;

AMBIENT-DEPENDENT WEAR MECHANISMS; BALL-ON-DISC SLIDING; LOW-FRICTION MECHANISMS; RAMAN MICRO-SPECTROSCOPY;

FRICTION;

COATED MATERIALS; EVAPORATION; FRICTION; TITANIUM CARBIDE; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 42749096418     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2007.11.020     Document Type: Article

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