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http://dx.doi.org/10.9725/kstle.2009.25.4.265

A Study on the Friction Characteristics of Tappet by Low Friction Coating  

Seo, Joon-Ho (Division of Materials Science & Engineering, KOREA University)
Lim, Dae-Soon (Division of Materials Science & Engineering, KOREA University)
Na, Byung-Chul (Powertrain System R&D Center, KATECH)
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Tribology and Lubricants / v.25, no.4, 2009 , pp. 265-269 More about this Journal
Abstract
The wear of the contact in the tappet accounts for the greatest portion of entire friction loss of an engine, leading to the occurrence of abnormal wear. The coated specimens for earn-tappet wear test were producted by using PVD-Sputtering coating method. It examined the friction characteristics occurring between the earn and the tappet by using the dedicated wear tester and found that the friction torque value was reduced through comparison testing with the existing part when the low friction coating was applied. So application of the low friction coating to actual vehicles will reduce the fuel economy and occurrence of noise-vibration.
Keywords
friction; PVD; camshaft; tappet;
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