The Effect of TiN and DLC Anti-Wear Coatings on the Tribofilm Formation and Frictional Heat Phenomena in Coated Metals vs. WC-Co.

The aim of this work was to study the effect of anti-wear coatings on the selected frictional phenomena, i.a., frictional heating and tribofilm formation, of model tribological pairs.

A Comparative Study of Friction and Wear Processes of Model Metallic Biomaterials Including Registration of Friction-Induced Temperature Response of a Tribological Pair.

Nowadays, metallic alloys are extensively used in wear-related biomedical applications. However, it was shown that one of the factors which may contribute to the premature implant failure is the temperature effect caused by the sliding action between the bearing surfaces. Nevertheless, there are not many papers where the wear-related temperature phenomena of biomedical alloys are discussed.