Tribology Testing for Coatings Wear and Durability Performance

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• [00:01:50] Introduction to tribology testing 
• [00:02:40] The four stages of the tribology test cycle and their applicability to films and coatings
• [00:09:25] Wear, friction, and tribology tests vs. other film and coating characterization methods
• [00:13:15] Adhesion strength and mechanical failure modes in a DLC coating
• [00:17:35] Live demo: Microscratch testing using the UMT TriboLab
• [00:24:10] Live demo: Durability and wear rate of DLC coating in reciprocating sliding contact 
• [00:24:40] Live demo: Wear assessment
• [00:33:00] Live audience Q&A