Achieving low tribological moisture sensitivity by A-C:Si:Al carbon-based coating

Tribology Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-339

  Zhou, Shengguo ^a,b   Wang, Liping ^a   Xue, Qunji ^a  

^a LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

A C:Si:Al; Internal stress; Moisture sensitivity; Tribofilm

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; AMORPHOUS SILICON; CARBON; HARDNESS; MOISTURE CONTROL; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SILICA; SILICON; SOLS; TRIBOLOGY;

AMORPHOUS STRUCTURES; CARBON BASED COATINGS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; MOISTURE SENSITIVITY; TRIBOFILMS;

ALUMINUM COATINGS;

EID: 84863911982     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-011-9814-6     Document Type: Article

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