In recent years, the use of nanocomposite materials to functionalize surfaces has been
investigated, taking advantage of the complementary properties of the nanocomposite …

Ag–DLC coatings with Ag contents ranging from 1.3 at.% to 13.1 at.% were deposited by DC
magnetron sputtering. The coatings were characterized with respect to their structure (by …

A self-lubricating coating is a kind of coating formed on the surface of the material by various
processes that can self-replenish lubricating substances during the friction and wear …

AISI 420 stainless steel is currently used in the manufacture of surgical and dental
instrumentation due to its hardenability, acceptable biocompatibility and resistance to …

The present study aims to investigate the effect of the addition of Ag on the tribological
performance of a CrAlN coating system, at room and high temperatures (600° C). The …

In this work, the influence of Ag additions into CrAlN coatings on the surface morphology,
chemical composition, structure, hardness and oxidation behavior was studied. Increasing …

Abstract Cu/Cu-MoS 2 self-lubricating coatings were prepared on high speed steel (HSS) by
electrospark deposition (ESD). The friction and wear behavior of the coating was studied …

Nanocomposite VCN-Ag coatings with 10–11 at.% of Ag were obtained by pulsed DC
magnetron co-sputtering of V and C (graphite) targets and simultaneous sputtering of Ag …

AgDLC coatings were deposited by magnetron sputtering in order to evaluate: i) the Ag
nanoparticle size distribution along the coatings thickness and ii) the silver stability in DLC …

Mo-Ag-N coatings were prepared by dc magnetron sputtering technique from a Mo target
with embedded Ag pellets, followed by vacuum annealing at 425, 500, and 600° C …