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-----Diamond Like Coating - any info?
I am in the process of designing & building an "old fashioned" mechanical clock. In clocks as well as many other mechanisms, bearing & rubbing surfaces benefit from extremely hard & low friction wearing surfaces.
I have read that there are coatings that impart hardness approaching
"diamond" with low friction. These are normally referred to as "DLC" coatings. There appear to be a wide variety of applications out there
- do you have any information or pointers to help in the selection of such coatings? Are there any real Experts?
Your thoughts are appreciated
Hobbyist - Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
February 17, 2009
February 20, 2009
DLC is often a plasma assisted vacuum deposition coating, and normally only for the insides of hollow items such as pipes.
Unlikely to be possible for external coating of cogs, etc.
Geoff Crowley
Crithwood Ltd.
Westfield, Scotland, UK
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