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Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are known to provide beneficial mechanical and tribological properties in harsh environments. Their combination of high wear resistance and low friction has led to their extensive use in any number of industries. The tribological performance of a DLC coating is varied however, and the frictional response is known to be strongly dependent on the surrounding environment, as well as the material composition and bonding structure of the DLC coating. This paper presents an up-to-date review on the friction of DLC coatings in a water environment, with a special focus on transfer layer formation and tribochemistry.
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D. C. SUTTON. He received his MMath degree in Mathematics from the University of Exeter, UK, in 2010. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at the National Centre for Advanced Tribology (nCATS) at the University of Southampton. His research concerns predictive modelling of the wear of diamond-like carbon coatings sliding against steel in a deionised water environment.
R. J. K. WOOD. He is a professor and director of the National Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton (nCATS), within the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton, and has 25 years research experience in the field of tribology and surface engineering. He has spent several years at BP Research researching into erosion and corrosion resistant coatings but returned to Southampton in 1993 to re-establish surface engineering/tribology research. His group was awarded a EPSRC S&I award in 2008 (£10M) to create the National Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton (nCATS) and was awarded a further £3M for research into Green Tribology under a platform Grant from EPSRC. The Centre has 9 academics, 12 postdoctoral research fellows and 20 research students.
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Sutton, D.C., Limbert, G., Stewart, D. et al. The friction of diamond-like carbon coatings in a water environment. Friction 1, 210–221 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-013-0023-1
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