Friction and wear properties of GLC and DLC coatings under ionic liquid lubrication

Mingming Yan, Xinyu Wang, Songwei Zhang, Shuaituo Zhang, Xudong Sui, Wensheng Li, Junying Hao, Weimin Liu

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Abstract

Cr-doped graphite-like carbon (Cr-GLC) coatings and Cr-doped diamond-like carbon (Cr-DLC) coatings were prepared by PVD and PECVD, respectively. The lubrication behaviour of the solid-liquid composite lubrication systems was investigated using two ionic liquids (ILs) as lubricants. The results show that the friction coefficient was reduced by approximately 40% compared with that under the dry condition, and the composite system exhibited a good synergistic lubrication effect. The Cr-DLC coating showed better tribological behaviour than the Cr-GLC coating, which can be ascribed to a better physicochemical film formation under friction and the compact microstructure of the Cr-DLC coating. The synergistic effect of the composite systems was affected by the viscosity and corrosiveness of the ILs and the microstructure of the coatings.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106067
JournalTribology International
Volume143
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cr-DLC
  • Cr-GLC
  • Synergistic lubrication
  • Tribological behaviour

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