Journal
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
Volume 176, Issue 1, Pages 50-56Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/S0257-8972(03)00445-6
Keywords
metal-containing hydrocarbon coatings; micro-/nano-structure; failure mechanisms
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A detailed structural characterization of W-containing diamond-like carbon (W-DLC) coatings deposited on spur gears was carried out with plan-view and cross-section transmission electron microscopy (TEM). W-DLC coated spur gears were tested in a 'four-square' gear-testing machine and examined with TEM in both the as-deposited and tested conditions. High-resolution microscopy clearly shows the presence of nanometer scale structural/compositional modulation within the W-DLC coatings and further reveals the existence of a micrometer scale columnar structure and intercolumnar defects within the coating. Defect morphologies were examined and related to failure mechanisms of coated gears. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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