A DOE nano-tribological study of thin amorphous carbon-based films

Tribology International

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-228

  Wilson, G M ^a   Smith, J F ^b   Sullivan, J L ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MICRO MATERIALS LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon based coatings; Nano tribology; Nanoindentation

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; AMORPHOUS CARBON; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); BIAS VOLTAGE; CARBON FILMS; CHROMATE COATINGS; CHROMIUM; COATINGS; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TESTING; HARDNESS; NANOINDENTATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PROCESS ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEOREM PROVING; TRIBOLOGY;

ADHESION LAYERS; C FILMS; CATHODIC BIASES; COATING HARDNESSES; COATING PROCESS PARAMETERS; CR DOPED; DATA SCATTERS; NANO-TRIBOLOGY; NORMAL LOADS; RAPID METHODS; SPECIFIC WEAR RATES; SUBSTRATE BIAS VOLTAGES; WEAR TESTS;

AMORPHOUS FILMS;

EID: 56549130717     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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