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CVD diamond coated silicon nitride self-mated systems: tribological behaviour under high loads

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Friction and wear behaviour of self-mated chemical vapour deposited (CVD) diamond films coating silicon nitride ceramics (Si3N4) were investigated in ambient atmosphere. The tribological tests were conducted in a reciprocal motion ball-on-flat type tribometer under applied normal loads up to 80 N (∼10 GPa). Several characterisation techniques—including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and micro-Raman studies—were used in order to assess the quality, stress state and wear resistance of the coatings. In addition, a novel method is presented to estimate the wear coefficient of the diamond coated flat specimens from AFM and optical microscopy (OM) observations of the wear tracks.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the project BIODIAM (POCTI/CTM/45423/2002). C. S. Abreu also acknowledges PRODEP III funds supporting his PhD work, and M. Belmonte the financial support from the “Ramón y Cajal” program (MEC, Spain).

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  1. Physics Department, Porto Superior Engineering Institute ISEP, 4200-072, Porto, Portugal

    C.S. Abreu

  2. Ceramics Engineering Department, CICECO, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal

    F.J. Oliveira & R.F. Silva

  3. Institute of Ceramics and Glass (CSIC), Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    M. Belmonte

  4. Physics Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal

    A.J.S. Fernandes

  5. Mechanical Engineering Department, CIICS, University of Minho, 4800-058, Guimarães, Portugal

    J.R. Gomes

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Abreu, C., Oliveira, F., Belmonte, M. et al. CVD diamond coated silicon nitride self-mated systems: tribological behaviour under high loads. Tribol Lett 21, 141–151 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-006-9032-9

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