US 7,455,824 B2
	Amorphous carbon, amorphous-carbon coated member, and process for forming amorphous carbon film
Kazuyuki Nakanishi, Seto (Japan); Tadashi Oshima, Aichi-gun (Japan); Hideo Hasegawa, Nagoya (Japan); Hiroyuki Mori, Nisshin (Japan); Takashi Iseki, Nisshin (Japan); Hideo Tachikawa, Nisshin (Japan); and Munehisa Matsui, Toyota (Japan)
Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho, Aichi-gun (Japan)
Filed on Dec. 03, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/2,125.
Claims priority of application No. 2003-406306 (JP), filed on Dec. 04, 2003; and application No. 2004-340860 (JP), filed on Nov. 25, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2005/0142361 A1, Jun. 30, 2005
Int. Cl. B32B 9/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 423—445R  [428/408]

12 Claims

1. Amorphous carbon, comprising: carbon as a major component; and hydrogen in an amount of from more than 30 atomic % to 60 atomic % or less; and exhibiting an elastic modulus of from 40 or more to 84 GPa or less.