Abstract
Green Superlubrication by Hydrogen-Free Amorphous Carbon with Human Friendly Lubricants
Highlights
One of the outstanding properties of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings is their great potential to reduce friction
In the technical paper entitled “Near-frictionless carbon coatings for use in fuel injectors and pump systems operating with low-sulfur diesel fuels”, it was shown that hydrogenated amorphous carbon as a DLC coating showed superlow friction with a friction coefficient below 0.01 as measured in the sliding test under an inert amosphere such as dry nitrogen gas.[1,2,3,4,5] This finding of the superior low-friction properties of DLC suggested that the effect of the atmosphere at the sliding interface was essential
The successful application of DLC coatings on mass-produced engine components has increased steadily, we are far from being able to use the excellent properties of DLC coatings for all possible applications
Summary
One of the outstanding properties of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings is their great potential to reduce friction. In the technical paper entitled “Near-frictionless carbon coatings for use in fuel injectors and pump systems operating with low-sulfur diesel fuels”, it was shown that hydrogenated amorphous carbon as a DLC coating showed superlow friction with a friction coefficient below 0.01 as measured in the sliding test under an inert amosphere such as dry nitrogen gas.[1,2,3,4,5] This finding of the superior low-friction properties of DLC suggested that the effect of the atmosphere at the sliding interface was essential. There are several technical issues to be explored, such as the optimum combination of materials using environment-friendly materials to reduce friction and to clarify the fundamental mechanism of the phenomenon of superlow friction
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