Thin Film Solid Lubricant DevelopmentTribological coatings for high temperature sliding applications are addressed. A sputter-deposited bilayer coating of gold and chromium is investigated as a potential solid lubricant for protection of alumina substrates during sliding at high temperature. Evaluation of the tribological properties of alumina pins sliding against thin sputtered gold films on alumina substrates is presented.
Document ID
19970023604
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Benoy, Patricia A. (Saint Louis Univ. MO United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1997
Subject Category
Nonmetallic Materials
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-204941NAS 1.26:204941Report Number: NASA-CR-204941Report Number: NAS 1.26:204941