Influence of Substrate Nitriding on Adhesion, Friction and Wear Resistance of DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon)-Coatings

Since diamond like carbon layers feature excellent mechanical and tribological behavior under defined environmental circumstances, they are well established in a wide field of industrial and automotive applications in the last decade. However, the pretreatment of the substrate plays also an important role in supporting and enforcing the excellent properties of the coatings. This work analyses the effect of the plasma nitrided cold working steel...