Abstract
Hard (up to 17 GPa) carbon coatings are deposited onto face SiC bearings used in liquid pumps by pulsed high-current magnetron sputtering of graphite. As a result, the friction coefficient is decreased from 0.43 to 0.11 and the wear rate is decreased from 26 to 0.307 μm3 N−1 m−1, which increases the service life of the bearings by approximately three times. The deposited carbon coatings have a high hardness and wear resistance due to the generation of high-density (up to 1013 cm−3) plasma.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1811-1814 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Technical Physics |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)