Friction and wear characteristics of ceramic nanocomposite coatings: Titanium carbide/amorphous hydrocarbon
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-16-2001
Abstract
The mechanical properties and friction and wear characteristics of titanium-containing amorphous hydrocarbon (Ti-C:H) nanocomposite coatings were investigated. The hardness and elastic modulus of the coatings showed smooth variations with increasing Ti composition. Bimodal friction and wear behaviors for TiC/a-C:H nanocomposites were revealed by the results. It was found that coating wear mechanism changed as the TiC cluster volume fraction increased beyond the percolation threshold.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Applied Physics Letters
First Page
329
Last Page
331
Recommended Citation
Cao, D., Feng, B., Meng, W., Rehn, L., Baldo, P., & Khonsari, M. (2001). Friction and wear characteristics of ceramic nanocomposite coatings: Titanium carbide/amorphous hydrocarbon. Applied Physics Letters, 79 (3), 329-331. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1384477