Atomistic insights into the running-in, lubrication, and failure of hydrogenated diamond-like carbon coatings

Tribology Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-61

  Pastewka, Lars ^a,b   Moser, Stefan ^a   Moseler, Michael ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICS OF MATERIALS IWM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boundary lubrication; Carbon; Coatings; Friction mechanisms; Friction reducing; Running in; Unlubricated friction

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LUBRICATIONS; CARBON COATING; FRICTION MECHANISM; FRICTION-REDUCING; RUNNING-IN;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; INORGANIC COATINGS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARAFFINS; PASSIVATION; STICTION; WEAR RESISTANCE;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 77953683603     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-009-9566-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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