• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.219-225
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• 2013

In this study, the tribological characteristics of silver films that were deposited on a glass substrate by electroless plating were investigated. The electroless-plating method has many notable advantages. It is easy and economical to obtain solid films using this coating process, and it can be applied to both nonconducting and conducting substrates. In this study, silver was selected as the electroless-plating material because it is one of the most common materials used as a solid lubricant. The mechanical properties of silver electroless-plated specimens were investigated for various coating conditions. The thickness of the coating could be controlled by varying the electroless-plating time. The properties of the coatings were investigated using AFM, SEM, and a tribotester.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.125-131
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• 2016

In recent years, thick ta-C coating has attracted considerable interest owing to its existing and potential commercial importance in applications such as automobile accessories, drills, and gears. The thickness of the ta-C coating is an important parameter in these applications. However, the biggest problems are achieving efficient coating and uniformity over a large area with high-speed deposition. Feasibility is confirmed for the ta-C coating thickness of up to 9.0 µm (coating speed: 3.0 µm/h, fixed substrate) using a single FCVA cathode. The thickness was determined using multiple coating cycles that were controlled using substrate temperature and residual stresses. In the present research, we have designed a coating system using FCVA plasma and produced enhanced thick ta-C coating. The system uses a specialized magnetic field configuration with stabilized DC arc plasma discharge during deposition. To achieve quality that is acceptable for use in automobile accessories, the magnetic field, T-type filters, and 10 pieces of a multi-cathode are used to demonstrate the deposition of the thick ta-C coating. The results of coating performance indicate that uniformity is ±7.6 , deposited area is 400 mm, and the thickness of the ta-C coating is up to 5.0 µm (coating speed: 0.3 µm/h, revolution and rotation). The hardness of the coating ranges from 30 to 59 GPa, and the adhesion strength level (HF1) ranges from 20 to 60 N, depending on the ta-C coating.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1992.11a
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• pp.63-76
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• 1992

금속재료에 경도가 큰 TiN을 코팅하면 우수한 내마모성능을 얻을 수 있기 때문에, 이 TiN 코팅은 절삭공구나 금형등의 수명을 향상시킬 수 있는 방법이라고 기대를 모으고 있다. 특히 최근에는 물리증착법이 개발되어, 비교적 낮은 온도에서 연화되는 재료에도 코팅할 수 있게 됨에 따라, 엔드밀, 드릴등의 고속도강계의 절삭공구나 금형등의 수명을 크게 향상시킬 수 있는 방법으로 이 TiN코팅이 커다란 주목을 받게 되었다. 그러나 이 TiN 코팅이 미끄럼중에 어떻게 마모되는지는 아직도 잘 알려지지 않고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 고속도강에 코팅된 TiN의 마모기구를 실험적으로 관찰하여 규명하는 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.115-116
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• 2012

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1995.06a
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• pp.72-82
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• 1995

본 연구에서는 고온 내마모 부품에 사용되는 지르코니아계 세라믹을 이용하여 spray drying법으로 알루미나의 첨가량을 변화시킨 지르코니아-알루미나 복합 분말을 사용하여 플라즈마 용사법에 의해 코팅을 얻었다. 얻어진 코팅의 고온에서의 마모, 마찰 특성의 변화를 살펴보고자 하였다. 마모, 마찰실험은 상온~180$^{\circ}$C까지 수행하였으며 마모전과 후의 변화를 XRD, TEM, SEM 등을 이용하여 관찰하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1996.04b
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• pp.55-57
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• 1996

본 연구에서는 용사코팅재료의 용사기법에 따른 용가코팅층의 기계적 물성을 파악하고 SM48C 고주파 경화 시편과 용사코팅재료와의 고하중, 고속 윤활상태에 따른 슬라이딩 마멸특성을 파악하고자 하였다. Fe-Cr-B의 용사코팅 공정표면의 경도와 기공율이 슬라이딩 마멸거동에 큰 역할을 마치며, 특히 표면 기공율은 슬라이딩 조건(속도, 하중, 윤활)에 따라서 마멸특성이 우수한 최적이 영역이 존해할 것으로 판단된다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2019

Demand for plastic gears are increasing in many industries due to their low production cost, light weight, applicability without lubricant, corrosion resistance and high resilience. Despite these benefits, utilizing plastic gears is limited due to their poor material properties. In this work, DLC coating was applied to improve the tribological properties of polyamide66 gear. 0 V, 40 V, and 70 V of negative bias voltages were selected as a deposition parameter in DC magnetron sputtering system. Pin-on-disk experiment was performed in order to investigate the wear characteristics of the gears. The results of the pin-on-disk experiment showed that DLC coated polyamide66 with 40 V of negative bias voltage had the lowest friction coefficient value (0.134) and DLC coated PA66 with 0 V of negative bias voltage showed the best wear resistance ($9.83{\times}10^{-10}mm^3/N{\cdot}mm$) among all the specimens. Based on these results, durability tests were conducted for DLC coated polyamide66 gears with 0 V of negative bias voltage. The tests showed that the temperature of the uncoated polyamide66 gear increased to about $37^{\circ}C$ while the DLC coated gear saturated at about $25^{\circ}C$. Also, the power transmission efficiency of the DLC coated gear increased by about 6% compared to those without coating. Weight loss of the polyamide66 gears were reduced by about 73%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.317-317
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• 2002

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.68-72
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• 2010

A ceramic coating is a surface treatment method that is being used widely in the industrial field, recently. Ni-P plating is also being used widely because of its corrosion resistance and low cost. An anodizing method is applicable to aluminum alloy. An anodizing method generates a thick oxide layer on the surface and then, that heightens hardness and protects the surface. These surface treatments are applied to various mechanical components and treated surfaces relatively move one another. In this study, tribological characteristics of Ni-P plating and TiAlN coating on anodized Al alloy are compared. The counterpart, anodized Al alloy, is worn out abrasively by Ni-P plating and TiAlN coating that have higher hardness. Abrasively worn debris accumulated on the surfaces of Ni-P plating and TiAlN coating, and then transferred layer is formed. This transferred layer affects the amplitude of variation of friction coefficient, which is related to noise and vibration. The amplitude of variation of friction coefficient of Ni-P plating is lower than those of TiAlN coating during the tests.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.275-281
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• 2017

In this work, we have fabricated anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) with ordered nanoscale porosity through an anodization process. We deposited gold and nano-organic thin films on the porous AAO surface to protect its structure and reduce friction. We investigated the tribological characteristics of the porous AAO with respect to the protective surface coatings using tribometers. While investigating the frictional characteristics of the samples by applying normal forces of the order of micro-Newton, we observed that AAO without a protective coating exhibits the highest friction coefficient. In the presence of protective surface coatings, the friction coefficient decreases significantly. We applied normal forces of the order of milli-Newton during the tribotests to investigate the wear characteristics of AAO, and observed that AAO without protective surface coatings experiences severe damage due to the brittle nature of the oxide layer. We observed the presence of several pieces of fractured particles in the wear track; these fractured particles lead to an increase in the friction. However, by using surface coatings such as gold thin films and nano-organic thin films, we confirmed that the thin films with nanoscale thickness protect the AAO surface without exhibiting significant wear tracks and maintain a stable friction coefficient for the duration of the tribotests.