RT Conference Proceedings T1 Wear-resistant metal-carbon composite coating A1 Uglov, V. V. A1 Kuleshov, A. K. A1 Rusalsky, D. P. A1 Onate, J. I. A1 Yang, Si Ze AB Carbon coatings containing a metallic component (zirconium, tantalum) were deposited with ion assistance on AISI M2 steel samples using a SVETLYACHOK source. The coatings were studied by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy (RS) and pin-on-disc tribological tests. The results have shown that the carbon coatings contain up to 20 at.% of the metallic component. These coatings have an amorphous structure with sp3-type bonds. The presence of the coating on the surface of AISI M2 steel reduces the friction coefficient by a factor of five under the tribological conditions investigated. It is found that the tribological properties of the coatings deposited with the assistance of metal ions are significantly better than those coatings deposited with assistance of carbon ions. The latter coatings had carbon atoms with mixed sp3-sp2 bonds. The deposited composite carbon coatings are stable at a temperature of 100°C and allow a twofold improvement in the lifetime of fuel pump rods. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved. SN 0257-8972 YR 2000 FD 2000-06-01 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4129 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4129 LA eng NO Uglov , V V , Kuleshov , A K , Rusalsky , D P , Onate , J I & Yang , S Z 2000 , ' Wear-resistant metal-carbon composite coating ' , Surface and Coatings Technology , vol. 128-129 , pp. 150-155 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0257-8972(00)00573-9 NO This work has been supported by the Belarussian Fund of Fundamental Research under grant no. T-98 323. The authors are grateful to Ms Marta Brizuela (INASMET) for conducting tribological tests. DS TECNALIA Publications RD 30 jul 2024