<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Carbon-copper composite coatings reinforced with titanium were deposited using high power magnetron sputtering technique. Tribological and metrological tests were performed using Taylor Hobson Talysurf Intra 50 measuring equipment and <italic>CSM Instruments</italic> ball-on-disk type tribometer. Friction coefficient and wear rate were determined at 2N, 4N, 6N loads. It was revealed that friction coefficient decreased at a higher Ti concentration, which was particularly expressed at bigger applied loads. However, wear volume values tended to increase in the beginning, till Ti concentration reached about 11 %, but then decreased, thus providing better nanocoating wear resistance.</p></abstract>

Carbon-copper composite coatings reinforced with titanium were deposited using high power magnetron sputtering technique. Tribological and metrological tests were performed using Taylor Hobson Talysurf Intra 50 measuring equipment and CSM Instruments ball-on-disk type tribometer. Friction coefficient and wear rate were determined at 2N, 4N, 6N loads. It was revealed that friction coefficient decreased at a higher Ti concentration, which was particularly expressed at bigger applied loads. However, wear volume values tended to increase in the beginning, till Ti concentration reached about 11 %, but then decreased, thus providing better nanocoating wear resistance.

Tribological Properties of PVD Carbon-Copper Composite Films Reinforced by Titanium

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Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

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Carbon-copper composite coatings reinforced with titanium were deposited using high power magnetron sputtering technique. Tribological and metrological tests...

Tribological Properties of PVD Carbon-Copper Composite Films Reinforced by Titanium

Data publikacji: 17 mar 2016

Zakres stron: 66 - 74

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2016-0007

Słowa kluczowe
3D roughness, carbon-copper composite, magnetron sputtering, nanocoatings, solid lubricant, wear

© 2016 J. Lungevics et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Tribological Properties of PVD Carbon-Copper Composite Films Reinforced by Titanium

Data publikacji: 17 mar 2016

Zakres stron: 66 - 74

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2016-0007

Słowa kluczowe3D roughness, carbon-copper composite, magnetron sputtering, nanocoatings, solid lubricant, wear

© 2016 J. Lungevics et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
3D roughness, carbon-copper composite, magnetron sputtering, nanocoatings, solid lubricant, wear