Tribology of co-sputtered nanocomposite Au/MoS2 solid lubricant films over a wide contact stress range

Tribology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 419-428

  Lince, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Friction and wear testing; Molybdenum disulfide; Nanocomposite coatings; RF sputter deposition; Sliding electrical contacts; Slip rings; Solid lubricant films; Space craft lubrication

Indexed keywords

FILM LUBRICANT; MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; SOLID LUBRICANT; SPACECRAFT; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR TESTING;

EID: 5544240631     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TRIL.0000044490.03462.6e     Document Type: Article

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