The Green Lubricant Coatings Deposited by Physical Vapor Deposition for Demanding Tribological Applications: A Review
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Abstract
The emergence of nanotechnology and surface engineering techniques provides new opportunities for designing self-lubricant coatings with enhanced properties. In recent years, green coating technologies have played a vital role in environmental preservation. This article mainly reviews five typical types of self-lubricant coatings including MoN coatings, VN coatings, WN coatings and TMN (Transition Metal Nitride) soft-metal coatings, and DLC (Diamond-like Carbon) with lubricant agents deposited by PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) for the demanding tribological applications, which is the latest research into the green lubricant coatings. Furthermore, it is of great significance for designing the green self-lubricant coatings to adapt the demanding tribological applications to meet the industrial requirements.
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OpenAlex topics: Metal and Thin Film Mechanics · Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research · Lubricants and Their Additives
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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Mengxi Road 2, Zhenjiang 212003, China
Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Advanced Production & Intelligent Systems Associated Laboratory (ARISE), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Laboratory for Sustainable Surface Engineering of Agricultural Machinery Systems, School of Machinery and Automation, Weifang University, Dongfeng East Street 5147, Weifang 261061, China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · FCT of Portugal—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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