Thin films and coatings are increasingly being used almost in every engineering field. Many
properties such as tribological, strength and magnetic can be improved by application of thin …

The most renowned property of diamond is its exceptional hardness. By depositing diamond
films on tungsten carbide (WC–Co) and steel substrates, the hardness of diamond can be …

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films have significant potential to provide solutions for the
friction reduction and the lubricity problem of mechanical moving friction pairs. However, the …

Super-hard coatings are frequently applied to improve the mechanical properties and
abrasive properties of light alloys such as titanium and aluminum. In this work, single-layer …

The tribological protection of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composites (CFC) is essential for
broadening their use from structural to functional applications, eg, to linear bearings in …

The paper presents the results of mechanical and tribological tests of new TiN/aC: H
multilayer coatings, which were compared with the properties of single TiN and aC: H …

The structure and properties of nitride films, such as titanium nitride (TiN), depend on the
reactive gas (N 2) flow rates, which are normally selected according to the reactive …

A finite element analysis was used in order to investigate the elastic contact of a coated
sphere compressed by a rigid flat. Different coating and substrate geometrical and …

The tolerance to contact damage of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) composites is
investigated. Three different PCD grades are considered. Contact damage is extrinsically …

Abstract Duplex NiP/TiN coatings consisting of the electroless intermediate layers and the
physical vapor deposition (PVD) top layers were fabricated on the AA6061 aluminum alloy …