... August 1, 2002. Associate Editor: J. A. Williams. 28 June 2001 01 August 2002 19 03 2003 fatigue wear testing wear resistant coatings sliding friction carbon compounds nitrogen compounds surface topography Carbon coatings have been intensely investigated 1...

.... 28 June 2001 01 August 2002 19 03 2003 fatigue wear wear testing wear resistant coatings carbon compounds nitrogen compounds mechanical contact sliding friction surface topography rough surfaces Presently, thin, hard coatings are widely used to control wear in all...

... , “ Effects of Load on the Abrasion of Steel by Metal-Containing Diamond-Like Carbon ,” Surf. Coat. Technol. , 121 , pp. 561 – 564 . scaling phenomena wear resistant coatings thin films rough surfaces surface topography mechanical contact carbon carbon compounds boron compounds steel...

... compounds titanium compounds carbon compounds hard discs wear resistant coatings disc drives Closer spacing between the disk and the recording head helps achieve higher linear density in magnetic recordings. As a result, protective carbon overcoats for magnetic recording disks must be thin...

... affecting the composition and residual stress in the films influence the nanowear resistance of the films. 09 February 2000 25 July 2000 nanostructured materials thin films carbon chromium titanium compounds carbon compounds mechanical properties hardness wear resistance tribology...

... received March 1, 2000. Associate Technical Editor: T. C. Ovaert. 05 October 1999 01 March 2000 tribology polymers wear testing lubrication materials testing mechanical testing sliding friction silicon compounds carbon compounds Polymeric materials are being used...