A study of thin coating wear in high data density tape heads

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Shi, Baogui ^a   Sullivan, J L ^a   Saied, S O ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Coating; Nano wear rate; Tribology

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE WEAR RESISTANCE; ADHESION COATINGS; ARGON ION; COATING THICKNESS; DATA DENSITY; DATA TAPES; DIFFERENTIAL WEAR; LINEAR TAPE OPENS; MAGNETIC POLES; MAGNETIC SPACINGS; NANO WEAR; POLE-TIP RECESSIONS; SCRATCH TEST; SMALL REDUCTION; THIN COATING; UNBALANCED MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; WEAR MEASUREMENTS; WEAR RATES; WEAR TEST;

ABRASIVE COATINGS; ADHESION; ARGON; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CHROMIUM; COATED MATERIALS; DEPTH PROFILING; MAGNETIC HEADS; POLES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SURFACES; TAPE COATINGS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WEAR RESISTANCE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

HARD COATINGS;

EID: 76649106101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI101192     Document Type: Article

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