An investigation into the effect of film thickness on nanowear with amorphous carbon-based coatings

Wear

Volumn 266, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 1039-1043

  Wilson, G M ^a   Sullivan, J L ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon based coatings; MEMS; Nanotribology; Wear testing

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; COATINGS; FILM THICKNESS; MEMS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CARBON BASED COATINGS; ENGINEERING DEVICES; OSCILLATION CYCLES; RAPID REDUCTION; SPECIFIC WEAR RATES; TEST DURATIONS; TRIBOLOGY SYSTEM; WEAR-TESTING;

AMORPHOUS FILMS;

EID: 75649091610     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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