Oxides and oxide-based coatings have been widely used as solid lubricants in demanding
operating conditions to achieve low friction and wear due to their higher thermal and …

The microstructural evolution, electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties of a cast Cu-
6Cr alloy were investigated after being homogenized at 900° C for 4 h, hot-rolled by 80 …

Transition metal dichalcogenides such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) were classified as
excellent solid self-lubricant materials in vacuum or dry conditions. However, their poor …

The emergence of nanotechnology and surface engineering techniques provides new
opportunities for designing self-lubricant coatings with enhanced properties. In recent years …

Titanium nitride as a very representative ceramic film has been widely applied in cutting
tools. Improvement the toughness and friction property of titanium nitride based films have …

Sliding components, such as reciprocating and rolling contact bearings of aero engines, are
rapidly heated by viscous friction when aerospace vehicles are working at high Mach …

Niobium nitride and copper (NbN-Cu) composite films with different copper content (Cu/(Nb+
Cu)= 0.6 at.%-24.8 at.%) were deposited using magnetron sputtering, and the microstructure …

An NbN coating was produced on AISI 316L steel using reactive DC magnetron sputtering.
The effects of oxidation of the NbN coating in air on the microstructure, mechanical …

In this study, reactive magnetron sputtering was applied for preparing NbCN-Ag films with
different Ag additions. Ag contents in the as-deposited NbCN-Ag films were achieved by …

Abstract Thin Cr-Nb-N films with Nb content ranging from 5.1 to 19.5 at.% were prepared
onto the AISI 440C substrates by reactive magnetron sputtering of the Cr and Nb in Ar-N 2 …