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For studying the changing rules of the tribological properties and the related mechanisms of ta-C film in friction against several typical counterpart materials，a ta-C film with a thickness of approximately 1 μm was deposited by the laser-induced arc magnetic filtered vacuum cathode arc technology，and three kinds of counterpart balls with high hardness (WC，Al₂O₃ and 9Cr18) were used for friction and wear test.The microstructure and tribological properties of the ta-C film were systematically investigated by scanning electron microscopy，X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy，Raman spectrometer，surface profilometer，nano-indentation tester and ball-disk friction and wear equipment.Results showed that the ta-C film possessed extremely low friction coefficients in friction against all the three counterpart materials，and exhibited excellent antiwear and antifriction properties.When Al₂O₃ counterpart was employed，the friction coefficient of the film was the lowest with a value of around 0.11；when 9Cr18 counterpart was employed，the film showed the lowest wear rate of 4.0×10^-7 mm³/(N·m)；and when WC counterpart was employed，the film showed the highest wear rate of 7.6×10^-7 mm³/(N·m). Besides，the main wear mechanism of the film was abrasive wear，and a graphitized transfer film with the characteristics of carbon structure was detected on the surfaces of all the counterparts.