ENVIRONMENT-DEPENDENT STICTION AND DURABILITY IN HYDROGENATED CARBON OVERCOATED THIN-FILM DISKS

Authors
RAMAN V TANG WT
Citation
V. Raman et Wt. Tang, ENVIRONMENT-DEPENDENT STICTION AND DURABILITY IN HYDROGENATED CARBON OVERCOATED THIN-FILM DISKS, IEEE transactions on magnetics, 29(6), 1993, pp. 3933-3935
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE transactions on magnetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189464
Volume
29
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Part
2
Pages
3933 - 3935
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9464(1993)29:6<3933:ESADIH>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Contact start / stop tests were conducted on hydrogenated carbon overc oated thin him disks to examine the influence of test environment on s tiction and durability. Results demonstrate that improved mechanical p erformance is observed for tests performed in nitrogen and argon and s harply reduced durabilities for tests in oxygen-containing environment s. Tests at higher humidities does not lead to improvements in disk du rability. The sensitivity to the test environment appears to be depend ent on the slider material.