Nanostructured self-lubricating CrN-Ag films deposited by PVD arc discharge and magnetron sputtering

Vacuum

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1108-1113

  Incerti, L ^a,b   Rota, A ^a,b   Valeri, S ^a,b   Miguel, A ^c   Garcia J A ^c   Rodriguez R J ^c   Oses J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c AIN Surface Engineering Centre   (Spain)

Author keywords

CrN Ag coating; PVD arc discharge; PVD magnetron sputtering; Surface morphology; Temperature evolution; Tribology

Indexed keywords

AG CLUSTERS; ARC DISCHARGE; AS-DEPOSITED FILMS; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; CONTINUOUS LAYERS; CRN-AG COATING; DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; LOW ALLOY STEELS; LOW FRICTION; MATRIX; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOSTRUCTURED COATINGS; PHYSICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; PVD MAGNETRON; REACTIVE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; SELF-LUBRICATING; SELF-LUBRICATION; TEMPERATURE EVOLUTION; TRIBOLOGICAL TESTS; WEAR TRACKS;

COATINGS; FRICTION; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MORPHOLOGY; SILVER ALLOYS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TRIBOLOGY;

SILVER;

EID: 79958776347     PISSN: 0042207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2011.01.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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