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Tribological Properties of Multilayer TiN and MoS2 Thin Films

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This paper presents tribological behavior of titanium nitride and molybdenum sulfide thin film coatings on a workpiece. The titanium nitride films were coated by RF magnetron sputtering method and molybdenum sulfide films were coated by vacuum thermal evaporation. Titanium nitride is a hard ceramic materials, which has excellent mechanical properties. However, the friction coefficient of titanium nitride is rather high. To improve the tribological properties of the titanium nitride films, a thin layer of molybdenum sulfide was coated as a solid lubricant. The results showed a substantial decrease in the coefficient of friction of dual-layered MoS2 over TiN compared with the titanium nitride film or as-received aluminum substrate. The low coefficient of friction can directly be correlated to the MoS2 layer whereas the TiN film acts as a robust and durable base material. The coefficient of friction was measured using a pin on a disc tribometer with a steel pin as the counter face. Our results demonstrated that the coating of MoS2 over TiN has a low coefficient of friction. In addition, it was also found that wear resistance of MoS2 coated TiN was better than both MoS2 and TiN films.

DOI 10.11648/j.css.20170204.13
Published in Colloid and Surface Science (Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2017)
Page(s) 137-142
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Coefficient of Friction, Titanium Nitride, Molybdenum Sulfide, Tribology

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  • Nanotechnology and MEMS Laboratory, Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), The University of Toledo, Toledo, USA

  • Nanotechnology and MEMS Laboratory, Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), The University of Toledo, Toledo, USA

  • Department of Engineering Technology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, USA

  • Nanotechnology and MEMS Laboratory, Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), The University of Toledo, Toledo, USA

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    Omer Ahmed, Sorin Cioc, Carmen Cioc, Ahalaptiya H. Jayatissa. Tribological Properties of Multilayer TiN and MoS2 Thin Films. Colloid Surf Sci. 2017;2(4):137-142. doi: 10.11648/j.css.20170204.13

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