The effects of surface roughness and coatings on the tribological behavior of the surfaces of a piston skirt

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-144

  Cho, Dae Hyun ^a   Lee, Sung Ae ^a   Lee, Young Ze ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DLC Coating; Friction; Graphite Coating; Piston Skirt; Surface Roughness; Wear

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959825774     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000903283276     Document Type: Article

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