Hard film sliding part and method of manufacturing the sliding part

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9034461
APP PUB NO 20130251956A1
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13765254

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Disclosed herein is a hard film containing boron and carbon, wherein the hard film includes a plurality of concave portions and a plurality of convex portions formed on a surface of the hard film, and wherein carbon concentration in the concave portion is higher than that in the convex portion and boron concentration in the convex portion is higher than that in the concave portion. Further, disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a sliding part having a hard film containing boron and carbon disposed over a substrate; wherein the hard film is manufactured by using at least one of an unbalanced magnetron sputtering method or a high power pulsed magnetron sputtering method, both sputtering methods using a target containing at least one of elements of silicon, chromium, titanium, and tungsten and a boron carbide target.

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HITACHI LTDTOKYO JAPAN

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Sugimoto, Itto Hitachi, JP 5 28

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