Browsing by Subject "Tribology"
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Adaptive VN/Ag nanocomposite coatings with lubricious behavior from 25 to 1000 °c
(2010)A two-phase nanocomposite coating that consists of inclusions of silver in a vanadium nitride matrix (VN/Ag) was investigated as a potential adaptive coating with a reduced friction coefficient from 25 to 1000 °C. This ...
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Characterisation and tribological evaluation of nitrogen-containing molybdenum-copper PVD metallic nanocomposite films
(2005)This paper reports on the structural, mechanical and tribological properties of molybdenum-copper nanocomposite films 'doped' with small amounts of nitrogen, which contain either no nitride phase (i.e. the nitrogen is held ...
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Comparative tribology studies of hard ceramic and composite metal-DLC coatings in sliding friction conditions
(1995)The design of anti-friction coatings able to perform well in different wear conditions without lubricants requires a combination of adequate hardness and toughness, good adhesion, a low friction coefficient and a low wear ...
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Composite DLC-metal/metal-carbide coatings produced by electron enhanced unbalanced magnetron sputtering
(1997)Composite coatings consisting of metal containing diamond like carbons were produced by unbalanced magnetron sputtering in a closed field magnetic configuration. Targets of Pta and W were poisoned with acetylene during the ...
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Deposition and characterisation of TiAlBN coatings produced by direct electron-beam evaporation of Ti and Ti-Al-B-N material from a twin crucible source
(1999)TiAlBN coatings were synthesised by evaporating Ti and hot isostatically pressed TiAl0.68B3.67N2.44 material from a twin crucible source in an Ar plasma at 450°C. A combination of optical emission spectroscopy and partial ...
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The effect of boron additions on the tribological behaviour of TiN coatings produced by electron-beam evaporative PVD
(1999)TiN coatings containing small amounts of boron were synthesized by electron beam evaporating a Ti-B alloy material from a single crucible source into a plasma comprising Ar or an Ar/N2 mixture at a substrate temperature ...
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Effect of Cu content on the tribological performance of Cr-N coatings at high temperatures (840°C)
(Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng., University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Department of Mechanical Science and Eng., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United StatesAffiliation: Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Joint Res. Centre of the European Commission, Ispra (VA), ItalyCorrespondence Address: Polychronopoulou, K.Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Eng., University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2010)Cr-N and Cu-Cr-N coatings with Cu content between 3-65 at.%, Cu/Cr ratios in the 0.04-4.5 range and 21-27 at.% N, synthesized by twin e-beam Physical Vapor Deposition (EBPVD) at 450°C, were investigated. Using X-ray ...
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Mechanical and tribological properties of hard aluminium-carbon multilayer films prepared by the Laser-Arc technique
(1998)The method of laser-induced vacuum arc (Laser-Arc) combines the good controllability of pulsed laser deposition with the high efficiency of a vacuum arc technique. One advantage of this technique is the reduction of droplets, ...
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Microstructural and morphological effects on the tribological properties of electron enhanced magnetron sputtered hard coatings
(1995)X-ray diffraction measurements and scanning electron microscopy studies on close to stoichiometric titanium carbonitride [TiCxN(1 _x)] and carbon containing tungsten coatings produced in an electron enhanced unbalanced ...
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Microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of reactive magnetron sputtered titanium carbide coatings
(Affiliation: Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678, Nicosia, CyprusAffiliation: Dept. PA-ATM01/SGP21, Engineering Process Technology, Robert Bosch GmbH, Postfach 300220, 70442 Stuttgart, GermanyAffiliation: Dept. of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Polycarpou, A. A.Dept. PA-ATM01/SGP21, Engineering Process Technology, Robert Bosch GmbH, Postfach 300220, 70442 Stuttgart, Germanyemail: polycarp@uiuc.edu, 2008)This study describes the correlation between the microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of Ti 1-xCx coatings (with x being in the range of 0-0.5), deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering from a Ti target ...
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Nanostructure, mechanical and tribological properties of reactive magnetron sputtered TiCx coatings
(2008)This study describes the correlation between microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of TiCx coatings (with x being in the range of 0-1.4), deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering from a Ti target in ...
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Structure, mechanical and tribological properties of nitrogen-containing chromium coatings prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering
(1999)Cr(1-x)N(x) coatings were deposited by magnetron sputtering at a substrate temperature of 200°C onto AISI 316 stainless-steel substrates immersed in an Ar/N2 plasma. The goal of this investigation was to study the influence ...
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Structure, mechanical and tribological properties of sputtered TiAlBN thin films
(1999)TiAlBN films were produced by simultaneously sputtering from TiAl and TiB2 targets in Ar/N2 mixtures at a substrate temperature of 150 °C. The goal of this investigation was to study the influence of the nitrogen content ...
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Studies of the tribological and mechanical properties of laminated CrC-SiC coatings produced by r.f. and d.c. sputtering
(1997)Multilayer CrC-SiC coatings were produced by both direct current and radio frequency sputtering of Cr and Si targets in an Ar-C2H2 atmosphere. Coatings of constant thickness of about 4 μm, but with the number of layers ...
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Textured VN coatings with Ag3VO4 solid lubricant reservoirs
(2011)Silver oxovanadate powders were produced using a low temperature hydrothermal synthesis method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman microscopy revealed the formation of the α-Ag3VO4 phase, and differential scanning calorimetry ...
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Tribological behavior of CrN and Al-Cr-N coatings
(Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 1678, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Demas, N. G.Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States, 2009)The tribological behavior of CrN and Al-Cr-N coatings prepared by twin electron-beam evaporation at 450°C was investigated. The composition, structure, mechanical and tribological properties of the coatings were determined ...
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Tribological properties of twin electron-beam evaporated Cr-N and Al-Cr-N coatings under laboratory sliding and drill experiments
(2008)The tribological behavior of substoichiometric Cr-N and Al-Cr-N coatings prepared by twin electron-beam evaporation at 450°C was studied. Al-Cr-N coatings with Al to Cr ratios in the range of 1-8 (and nitrogen concentrations ...
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Wear behaviour of carbon-containing tungsten coatings prepared by reactive magnetron sputtering
(1999)W(1-x)C(x) coatings (with x being in the range of 0.05-0.19) were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering on to AISI 316 stainless-steel substrates in order to study the influence of the carbon content on the tribological ...