Third bodies and tribochemistry of DLC coatings

Tribology of Diamond-Like Carbon Films: Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 201-236

  Scharf, Thomas W ^a   Singer, Irwin L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

D peak; DLC; EDX; Energy dispersive X ray analysis; Friction; FTIR; G peak; in situ; Krytox; Lubrication; Raman; Solid Lubricants; Spectroscopy; Surface Films Coatings; Third bodies; Transfer films; Tribochemistry; Velocity accommodation; Wear

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889957738     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-49891-1_7     Document Type: Chapter

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