The performance and mechanisms of DLC-coated surfaces in contact with steel in boundary-lubrication conditions – a review

VELKAVRH, Igor ;KALIN, Matijan ;VIŽINTIN, Jožef .
The performance and mechanisms of DLC-coated surfaces in contact with steel in boundary-lubrication conditions – a review. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 54, n.3, p. 189-202, august 2017. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/sl/article/the-performance-and-mechanisms-of-dlc-coated-surfaces-in-contact-with-steel-in-boundary-lubrication-conditions-a-review/>. Date accessed: 20 dec. 2024. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/.

Velkavrh, I., Kalin, M., & Vižintin, J.
(2008).
The performance and mechanisms of DLC-coated surfaces in contact with steel in boundary-lubrication conditions – a review.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 54(3), 189-202.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/

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Velkavrh, I.,Kalin, M.,Vižintin, J.
2008 August 54. The performance and mechanisms of DLC-coated surfaces in contact with steel in boundary-lubrication conditions – a review. Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering. [Online] 54:3

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Velkavrh, Igor, Matijan  Kalin, & Jožef  Vižintin.
"The performance and mechanisms of DLC-coated surfaces in contact with steel in boundary-lubrication conditions – a review." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 54.3 (2008): 189-202. Web.  20 Dec. 2024

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Velkavrh, Igor, Kalin, Matijan, AND Vižintin, Jožef.
"The performance and mechanisms of DLC-coated surfaces in contact with steel in boundary-lubrication conditions – a review" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 54 Number 3 (21 August 2017)