TY - JOUR A1 - Skopp, André A1 - Klaffke, Dieter T1 - Friction and Wear Behaviour of Hard Coatings in Vibrating Contacts N2 - The friction and wear behaviour of thin hard coatings, such as TiN and the promising class of C-based coatings (a-C, a-C:H, and diamond for example), are compared under oscillating and reciprocating sliding conditions. The typical effects of test parameters, such as stroke, frequency, normal force, relative humidity and test duration, are described as a basis for the proper selection of test conditions or, conversely, for the selection of suitable coatings for particular practical applications. Friction and wear data from over 1000 vibrating tests using thin hard coatings against 100Cr6 and against Al2O3 have been compiled in a database. This allows easy manipulation and comparison of test results. Using selection criteria and filter procedures (e. g., lifetime of coatings, friction limits, and critical wear rate), suitable coating systems for different test conditions can be chosen from the database. The effects of test parameters on friction and wear behaviour and changes have anyway to be known for meaningful tribotesting, as well as for the selection of coatings. KW - Tribotesting KW - Vibrating contacts KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - Running in KW - Hard coatings KW - TiN KW - Diamond-like carbon KW - DLC KW - Diamond KW - Operational parameters KW - Relative humidity KW - Surface analysis KW - Database PY - 1999 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/tt.3020060206 SN - 1354-4063 SN - 1557-685X VL - 6-2 SP - 171 EP - 192 PB - Coppin CY - Deal AN - OPUS4-839 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -