Lubricious Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings

Abstract

An amorphous carbon film, preferably disposed on and substantially filling the pores in a porous anodized aluminum outer surface, wherein the amorphous carbon film comprises as an integral component an effective amount of a lubricity-increasing agent, preferably sulfur.

Patent Number
6,410,144
Date Of Issue
Inventors

Geoffrey Dearnaley; Mark Van Dyke