Abstract
A three-step process to produce wear-resistant, composite diamond coatings is presented. Diamonds are deposited by RF thermal plasma CVD, reinforced by an electroplated metal binder, and regrown to form a continuous film. Microscratching and pin-on-disk wear tests indicate that the three-step composite films are more adherent than plasma deposited diamonds alone.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1967-1969 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Research |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1992 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Special thanks to Professor Subbiah Ramalingam and Professor Barney Klamecki of the Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, for the use of the pin-on-disk wear tester. This work has been supported by the NSF under grant NSF/ECD-8721545, ERC for Plasma Aided Manufacturing, and grant NSF/CDR-8721551, Center for Interfacial Engineering. The government has certain rights in this material.