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Tribomechanical Properties of Ion-Beam-Densified Sol-Gel Zirconia Thin Films on Cubic Zirconia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Abstract
We have investigated the tribomechanical properties of ion-beam-densified sol-gel zirconia overlayers on bulk zirconia. Ion irradiation of the sol-gel films leads to hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon losses as indicated by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry and forward recoil energy spectroscopy. Ellipsometry measurements show that the film thickness decreases with increasing dose. The microhardness exhibits an increase and subsequent decrease with dose. Friction measurements along with profilometry measurements indicate that severe abrasive wear of the film takes place in the first 1000 cycles after which point the substrate is in direct contact with the pin.
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