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s P e c I A L<br />

A L U M I N I U M s U r f A c e<br />

Abb. 3: DLC-Beschichtungen aus diamantartigem Kohlenstoff vereinen Härte mit<br />

Reibfestigkeit<br />

damage (scratches) over almost the<br />

whole surface of the skirt during the<br />

same lifetime. The result was a spectacular<br />

breakthrough for the Bekaert<br />

team. Improvements of up to two<br />

percent of the output power and exten<strong>de</strong>d<br />

lifetime were <strong>de</strong>monstrated<br />

by an engine test with the Kawasaki<br />

ZX0R engine.<br />

The test clearly illustrated that by<br />

improving the surface finish (going<br />

against the common un<strong>de</strong>rstanding<br />

that a certain roughness is nee<strong>de</strong>d for<br />

a good operation of the piston) and introducing<br />

a customised coating stack,<br />

a DLC coating can be <strong>de</strong>posited on an<br />

aluminium piston, showing obvious<br />

improvements in both friction reduction<br />

and lifetime extension.<br />

Fig. 3: Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings combine high hardness with low friction<br />

2) to look into more <strong>de</strong>tail. A magnification<br />

of 50 revealed small scratches<br />

on the surface. Research has shown<br />

these are plastic <strong>de</strong>formations of the<br />

piston skirt, due to the low hardness<br />

of the substrate material. Nevertheless,<br />

the Bekaert team stated this does<br />

not lead to flaking of the coating. The<br />

results excee<strong>de</strong>d all expectations, as<br />

an uncoated piston shows very heavy<br />

Authors<br />

Mark Boghe is Product Market Manager<br />

Automotive/Racing worldwi<strong>de</strong> at Bekaert.<br />

Marc Hervé is Market Manager Racing,<br />

Europe at Bekaert.<br />

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