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Advances in sputtered and ion plated solid film lubricationThe glow discharge or ion assisted vacuum deposition techniques, primarily sputtering and ion plating, have rapidly emerged and offer great potential to deposit solid lubricants. The increased energizing of these deposition processes lead to improved adherence and coherence, favorable morphological growth, higher density, and reduced residual stresses in the film. These techniques are of invaluable importance where high precision machines tribo-components require very thin, uniform lubricating films (0.2 m), which do not interface with component tolerances. The performance of sputtered MoS2 films and ion plated Au and Pb films are described in terms of film thickness, coefficient of friction, and wear lives.
Document ID
19850025211
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Spalvins, T.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Ames Research Center 19th Aerospace Mech. Symp.
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Accession Number
85N33524
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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