Ti/MoS 2 /Si/MoS 2 multilayer coating was fabricated by a pulse laser deposition method from a titanium, molybdenum disulphide, and silicon targets, and the coating was deposited in layers on aluminium-silicon substrates, at room temperature. The structural analysis and surface morphology of multilayer Ti/MoS 2 /Si/MoS 2 coating were analysed using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy integrated with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Nanomechanical tests were performed on Ti/MoS 2 /Si/MoS 2 coating at small loads of 2000 to 6000 μN to study the effect of load on hardness and Young's modulus. Nanoscratch and nanowear tests were conducted on Ti/MoS 2 /Si/MoS 2 coating at a low load of 1000 to 5000 μN and 100 to 500 μN, respectively, to study deformation and failure behaviours of coating/substrate system and also their nanotribological properties.The results show that hardness and Young's modulus of Ti/MoS 2 /Si/MoS 2 coating decrease with increase in load. A low friction coefficient of 0.09 to 0.16 was observed, which proves that the Ti/MoS 2 /Si/MoS 2 coating possesses selflubricating property. The wear rate of Ti/MoS 2 /Si/MoS 2 coating increases 3.3 × 10 −10 to 7.8 × 10 −10 mm 3 /Nm with increase in load. Ti/MoS 2 /Si/MoS 2 multilayer coating shows a smooth wear track with no cracks and debris on the surface, which attributed plastic flow of softer coating material around the wear track.