Warm carbon coat reduces friction

A coating material made of carbon reduces friction not just by providing a slippery surface, but also by keeping the points of contact warm. Marcus Björling at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and his team coated steel balls with ``diamond-like-carbon'' - a material in which carbon...

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Main Author: Bjorling, Marcus (author)
Other Authors: Habchi, Wassim (author), Bair, Scott (author), Larsson, Roland (author)
Format: article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/6871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/505264b
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A987509&dswid=-5817
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