Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Sliding member
A sliding member includes: a substrate which has a sliding surface sliding under the presence of lubricating oil; and a film which is fixed to at least a part of the sliding surface. The film contains carbon (C), titanium (Ti), and boron (B), is obtained by repeatedly and alternately layering a first layer containing amorphous carbon as a principal component and a second layer containing C and Ti as principal components, and has hardness of 18 GPa or more.
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
C F Y C C C C Y C C F C
C23C F02F Y10T C23C C23C C10M C23C Y10T C23C C23C F16N C23C
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Akari Jinno Matsui Hayashi Mori Hirota Ito Shinyoshi Fuwa Shimoda