Influence of surface roughness on the transfer film formation and frictional behavior of TiC/a-C nanocomposite coatings

Tribology Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-101

  Shaha, K P ^a   Pei, Y T ^a   Martinez Martinez, D ^a   De Hosson, J Th M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Friction; Hardness; Nanocomposite coating; Roughness

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE WEARS; BEARING STEELS; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; CONTACT AREAS; FRICTIONAL BEHAVIOR; HUMID AIR; NANOCOMPOSITE COATING; ROUGHNESS; RUNNING-IN; SMOOTH COATINGS; STEEL BALLS; TRANSFER FILM; WEAR BEHAVIORS; WEAR DEBRIS; WEAR SCARS; WEAR SURFACE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COATINGS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DEBRIS; FRICTION; HARDNESS; METAL ANALYSIS; NANOCOMPOSITES; SPHERES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRIBOLOGY;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 78650875223     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-010-9691-4     Document Type: Article

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