Attaining high levels of bearing performance with a nanocomposite diamond-like carbon coating

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 410-416

  Eckels, M ^a   Kotzalas, M N ^a   Doll, G L ^b  

^a TIMKEN COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris Damage; Diamond Like Carbon Coating; False Brinelling; Fatigue Life; Nanocomposite; Rolling Element Bearing; Scuffing

Indexed keywords

BEARING PERFORMANCE; DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON COATINGS; FALSE BRINELLING; LUBRICANT ADDITIVES; MINERAL PROCESSING; ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING; SCUFFING; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES;

CARBON; COATINGS; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRETTING CORROSION; LUBRICATION; NANOCOMPOSITES;

DEBRIS;

EID: 84878873232     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2012.756567     Document Type: Article

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