Self-Lubricating Hard Coatings for Extreme Environment, Phase I

Rovers, motor and pump shaft and seals, deployable structures, latching mechanisms, etc. Commercial aircraft engines, and run-dry industrial linkage component applications, as well as on diesel engines, turbine engines, metal cutting and forming tools and dies, mining and excavation equipment, oilfield service equipment, automotive components, and agricultural equipment market segments as well. Machine gun components, and unlubricated small, potentially disposable direct fired engines are major developing market segments where a robust, durable hard solid lubricant could be an enabling technology to eliminate fouling and soot emissions. More »