Evaluation of tribological properties of (Ti,Al)CN/DLC composite coatings deposited by cathodic arc method.

Subject Areas : Surface Engineering

Laleh Zahiri ¹ , Moahammad saeri ² , Shahram Alirezaee ³ , Alireza Afkhami ⁴

1 - Dep. of Mater. Eng., Fac. of Eng., Shahrekord Uni., Shahrekord, Iran
2 - Department Of Materials Eng., Faculty Of Eng., Shahrekord Uni., Shahrekord, Iran. Email: [e-mail]
3 - Naghsh-E- Jahan University, Baharestan, Isfahan, Iran. Email:
4 - M.Sc. in Materials Engineering, Researcher, Marine Industry,-Department of Subsurface Vessels, Shahin Shahr, Isfahan, Iran.

Received: 2016-04-02 Accepted : 2016-07-10 Published : 2016-06-01

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