Temperature Dependent Studies of the Tribological Properties of Carbide and Nitride Hard Coatings

Abstract

The initial objective of acquiring instrumentation to allow microscopic tribological measurements to be made with atomic force microscopy as a function of temperature has been fully realized. This objective has been attained through the design and construction of a multi-chamber UHV surface analysis system, the design and construction of a sample transfer and manipulation hardware, and the design, installation and testing of a variable temperature, UHV, contact mode AFM. Experiments are now underway exploring the temperature dependence of fundamental tribological contacts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 2000
Accession Number
ADA383260

Entities

People

  • Scott S. Perry

Organizations

  • University of Houston

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Auger Electron Spectroscopy
  • Auger Electrons
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Electron Spectroscopy
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Friction
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Spacecraft
  • Students
  • Surface Analysis
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Surfaces

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Thin Film Deposition Science.