SLIDING ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR PISTON RING, AND COMBINATION OF A SLIDING ELEMENT WITH MATING RUNNING ELEMENT

摘要

The invention relates to a sliding element, in particular a piston ring, preferably made of cast iron or steel, comprising a coating having a CrN, an Me(CxNy), and a DLC layer extending from the inside to the outside, wherein the DLC layer is either metal-free or consists of a metal-containing substructure and a metal-free DLC top layer. The invention further relates to a combination of such a sliding element with an iron-based mating miming element.