Dry Friction and Wear Characteristics of Impregnated Graphite in a Corrosive Environment

Tribological properties of impregnated graphite are greatly influenced by preparation technology and working conditions and it’s highly susceptible to corrosion environmental impacts,but the experimental research about it are few.In this paper,three kinds of impregnated graphite samples are prepared with different degree of graphitization,the tribological properties of these samples in the dry friction environment and in a corrosive environment are analyzed and contrasted.The tribo-test results show that the friction coefficient of samples is reduced and the amount of wear of samples increase when the graphitization degree of samples increases in dry friction condition.While in a corrosive environment（samples are soaked N2O4）,the friction coefficient and amount of wear are changed little if the graphitization degree of samples are low.If the degree of graphitization increase,the friction coefficient and amount of wear of samples increase too,the amount of wear is 2 to 3 times as the samples tested in the non-corrosive environment under pv value of 30MPa？m/s.The impregnated graphite,which friction coefficient is stable and graphitization degree is in mid level,such#2,is more appropriate to have a work in the corrosion conditions.In this paper,preparation and tribological properties especially in corrosive environment of the impregnated graphite is studied,the research conclusion can provide an experimental and theoretical basis for the selection and process improvement of graphite materials,and also provide some important design parameters for contact seal works in a corrosive environment.

Friction and Wear Performances of Cathodic Arc Ion Plated TiAlSiN Coating under Oil Lubricated Condition

TiAlSiN coating was deposited on H13 hot work mould steel using cathodic arc ion plating（CAIP）. The surface-interface morphologies and phases of the obtained coating were analyzed using field emission scanning electron microscopy（FESEM） and X-ray diffraction（XRD）, respectively, and the morphologies, distributions of chemical elements and profiles of worn tracks were also researched using scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, energy disperse spectroscopy（EDS）, and optical microscope（OM）, respectively. The friction-wear performances of TiAlSiN coating under oil lubricated and dry fiction conditions were investigated, and the wear mechanisms of TiAlSiN coating were discussed. The experimental results show that the coating is primarily composed of（Ti, Al）N, AlTiN, and TiN hard phases, Si_3N_4 exists between the（Ti, Al）N crystal grains, increasing the coating microhardness to 3200 HV. The TiAlSiN coating has excellent performances of reducing friction and wear resistance, the average coefficient of friction（COF） of TiAlSiN coating under oil lubricated condition is only 0.05, lowered than the average COF of 0.211 under dry friction condition, the wear rate decreases by about 81.2% compared with that under dry friction condition. The wear mechanism of TiAlSiN coating under oil lubricated and dry friction conditions is composed of abrasive wear, fatigue wear, and abrasive wear, respectively. The internal friction of oil lubrication is a main factor of decreasing fatigue wear.

Determination of the Friction Coefficient in the Flat Strip Drawing Test

Current work is focused on the influence of friction in deep drawing process. Friction measurements were also conducted using a modified tribotester based on strip sliding between tools. Four different tool surfaces were tested under similar contact conditions regarding contact area, normal pressure, sliding speed, lubricant and surface characteristics to calculate the friction coefficient between the tool surface and a high strength low alloy steel sheet HSLA 380. The results showed that friction coefficient varies over a wide range with different lubricating conditions and different sliding velocities. For some sliding velocities, the coefficient of friction is stable and low, while for others it is unstable and higher. Results of the experiments reveal that this novel tribotester is a very useful tool to evaluate and compare the friction between steel sheet and tool surfaces in alloyed steel for cold working applications. The outcomes have only small dispersion within the different test series, which indicates a stable process with good repeatability. The test method enables comparison of different surface finishes and treatments, lubricants and coatings in terms of friction and galling under conditions similar to those found in sheet metal forming processes. The four different types of surfaces considered for this study were grinded, polished, nitrided and quenched/tempered. The main difference among the tested tools in this work was the surface roughness, which was found to have a strong influence on friction.

Effect of Variation of the Coefficient of Friction on the Temperature at the Level of the Fault Lips

Earth’s crust is an anisotropic and purely heterogeneous medium, which is justified by existence of different discontinuities;our study aims to show the effect of the variation of coefficient of friction on the evolution of temperature and its impact on seismic forecasting. In this work, we are model in 2D the variation of thermal energy and temperature produced by friction at the level of fault lip as function of depth of the seismic focus and at different value of time. Earthquakes are born when the energy accumulated by friction at the level of fault is suddenly released causing damage, sometimes noticeable on the surface of earth (macroseisms), and sometimes not at all noticeable on the surface of earth (microseisms), then energy which occurs before is important to forecasting earthquake. Assuming that coefficient of friction is variable, our results have enabled us to highlight the fact that, the greater the coefficient of friction, more the temperature increases, although the temperature profile increase over time but not linearly reflecting the presence of different asperities and discontinuities zone;slip generated at the level of fault occur a variation of temperature on specific points called roughness in common agreement with the literature. A large part of energy produced by friction is dissipated in heat causing a local increases in temperature which a very short duration and called flash contact temperature, and that despite the fact that the temperature evolved in time and space, it all converged towards a perfectly distinguishable fixed point.

Dry sliding wear behavior of an extruded Mg-Dy-Zn alloy with long period stacking ordered phase

The dry sliding wear behavior of extruded Mg-2Dy-0.5Zn alloy(at.%)was investigated using a pin-on-disk configuration.The friction coefficient and wear rate were measured within a load range 20-760 N at a sliding velocity of 0.785 m/s.Microstructure and wear surface of alloy were examined using scanning electron microscopy.The mechanical properties of alloy were tested at room and elevated temperatures.Five wear mechanisms,namely abrasion,oxidation,delamination,thermal softening and melting dominated the whole wear behavior with increasing applied load.The extruded Mg-2Dy-0.5Zn alloy exhibited the better wear resistance as compared with as-cast Mg_(97)Zn_(1)Y_(2) alloy under the given conditions through contact surface temperature analysis.The improved wear resistance was mainly related to fine grain size,good thermal stability of long period stacking order(LPSO)phase and excellent higher-temperature mechanical properties.

Investigation of dry sliding wear properties of multi-directional forged Mg-Zn alloys

Effect of multi-directional forging(MDF)on wear properties of Mg-Zn alloys(with 2,4,and 6wt%Zn)is investigated.Dry sliding wear test was performed using pin on disk machine on MDF processed and homogenized samples.Wear behavior of samples was analyzed at loads of ION and 20 N,with sliding distances of 2000m and 4000m,at a sliding velocity of 3m/s.Microstructures of worn samples were observed under scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS),and x-ray diffraction(XRD)and the results were analyzed.Mechanical properties were evaluated using microhardness test.After 5 passes of MDF,the average grain size was found to be 30±4p m,22±3 pm,and 18±3 pm,in Mg-2%Zn,Mg-4%Zn,and Mg-6%Zn alloys,respectively,with significant improvement in hardness in all cases.Wear resistance was improved after MDF processing,as well as,with increment in Zn content in Mg alloy.However,it decreased when the load and the sliding distance increased.Worn surface exhibited ploughing,delamination,plastic deformation,and wear debris along sliding direction,and abrasive wear was found to be the main mechanism.

Influence of sulfides on the tribological properties of composites produced by pulse electric current sintering

Self-lubricating A1203-15wt% ZrO2 composites with sulfides, such as molybdenum disulfide （MoS2） and tungsten disulfide （WSz） serving as solid lubricants, were fabricated by using the pulse electric current sintering （PECS） technique. The coefficient of friction （COF） of the A1203-15wt% ZrO2 composite without/with sulfides was in the range of 0.37-0.48 and 0.27-0.49, respectively. As the amoant of sul- fides increased, the COF and the wear rate decreased. The reduction in COF and wear rate of the sulfide-containing composite is caused by a reduction in shear stresses between the specimen and the tribological medium due to the formation of a lubricating film resulting from the lamellar structure of sulfides located on the worn surface.

Nano-tribological behavior of graphene nanoplatelet-reinforced magnesium matrix nanocomposites

The corrosion resistance and wear resistance of metallic biomaterials are critically important for orthopedic hard-tissue replacement applications because the lack of such properties not only adversely affects their mechanical integrity but also allows the release of wear debris into the human body.In this study,the potential of zirconium(Zr)as an alloying element and graphene nanoplatelets(GNPs)as a nano-reinforcement material were investigated in relation to improving the tribological performance of pure magnesium(Mg).The GNPs-reinforced Mg matrix nanocomposites(MNCs)were fabricated using powder metallurgy.Results indicate that additions of 0.5 wt.%Zr and0.1 wt.%GNPs to Mg matrices significantly improved the wear resistance by 89%and 92%at 200μN load,60%and 80%at 100μN load,and 94%and 93%at 50μN load,respectively,as compared to the wear resistance of pure Mg.The wear depth and coefficient of friction of the MNC containing 0.5 wt.%Zr and 0.1 wt.%GNPs(Mg0.5 Zr0.1 GNPs MNC)were considerably reduced as compared to pure Mg and Mg0.5 Zr.Our results demonstrate that the Mg0.5 Zr0.1 GNPs MNC is promising for orthopedic applications in relation to its excellent tribological performance.

Pullout behavior of polymeric strip in compacted dry granular soil under cyclic tensile load conditions

Assessment of the reinforcement behavior of soil under cyclic and monotonic loads is of great impor- tance in the safe design of mechanically stabilized earth walls, In this article, the method of conducting a multistage pullout （MSP） test on the polymeric strip （PS） is presented, The post-cyclic behavior of the reinforcement can be evaluated using a large-scale pullout apparatus adopting MSP test and one-stage pullout （OSP） test procedures, This research investigates the effects of various factors including load amplitude, load frequency, number of load cycles and vertical effective stress on the peak apparent coefficient of friction mobilized at the soil-PS interface and the pullout resistance of the PS buried in dry sandy soil. The results illustrate that changing the cyclic tensile load frequency from 0,1 Hz to 0,5 Hz does not affect the pullout resistance. Moreover, the influence of increasing the number of load cycles from 30 to 250 on the peak pullout resistance is negligible. Finally, the effect of increasing the cyclic tensile load amplitude from 20% to 40% on the monotonic pullout resistance can be ignored. The peak apparent coefficient of friction mobilized at the soil-PS interface under monotonic and cyclic load conditions decreases with the increase in vertical effective stress.

Characterization and Tribological Performance of Titanium Nitrides in Situ Grown on Ti6Al4V Alloy by Glow Discharge Plasma Nitriding

Titanium(Ti)nitrides were in situ grown on Ti6Al4V alloy(TA)using a glow discharge plasma nitriding(GDPN).The morphology,chemical composition,phase and mechanical property of the obtained nitrided TA were analyzed using a scanning electron microscope(SEM),energy dispersive spectroscope(EDS),X-ray diffraction(XRD),and nanoindentation tester,respectively.The tribological performances of un-nitrided and nitrided TAs were evaluated using a ball-on-plate wear tester,and the wear mechanism was also discussed in detail.The results show that the nitrided layer with the compound and diffusion layers is formed on the nitrided TA,which is composed of δ-TiN and a-Ti phases.The nanohardness and elastic modulus of nitrided TA are 6.05 and 143.13 GPa,respectively,higher than those of un-nitrided TA.The friction reduction and anti-wear performances of nitrided TA are better than those of un-nitrided TA,and the wear mechanism is primary abrasive wear,accompanying with adhesive wear,which is attributed to the formation of Ti nitrides with the high nanohardness and elastic modulus.

Evaluation of Contact Pressure in Bending under Tension Test by a Pressure Sensitive Film

The contact pressure acting on the sheet/tools interface has been studied because of growing the concern about the wear of tools. Recent studies make use of numerical simulation software to evaluate and correlate this pressure with the friction and wear generated. Since there are many studies that determine the coefficient of friction in sheet metal forming by bending under tension (BUT) test, the contact pressure between the pin and the sheet was measured using a film that has the ability to record the applied pressure. The vertical force applied to pin was also measured. The results indicate that the vertical force is more accurate to set the contact pressure that using equations predetermined. It was also observed that the contact area between the sheet and the pin is always smaller than the area calculated geometrically. The friction coefficient was determined for the BUT test through several equations proposed by various authors in order to check if there is much variation between the results. It was observed that the friction coefficient showed little variation for each equation, and each one can be used. The material used was the commercially pure aluminum, alloy Al1100.

State of the art of friction modelling at interfaces subjected to elastohydrodynamic lubrication(EHL)

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication(EHL)is a type of fluid-film lubrication where hydrodynamic behaviors at contact surfaces are affected by both elastic deformation of surfaces and lubricant viscosity.Modelling of contact interfaces under EHL is challenging due to high nonlinearity,complexity,and the multi-disciplinary nature.This paper aims to understand the state of the art of computational modelling of EHL by(1)examining the literature on modeling of contact surfaces under boundary and mixed lubricated conditions,(2)emphasizing the methods on the friction prediction occurring to contact surfaces,and(3)exploring the feasibility of using commercially available software tools(especially,Simulia/Abaqus)to predict the friction and wear at contact surfaces of objects with relative reciprocating motions.

How ploughing and frictional melting regulate ice-skating friction

The slipperiness of ice is well known while,for ice skating,its mechanism still needs further investigation,where the complex interactions including the thermal conduction of the skate–meltwater–ice system,the ploughing and the frictional melting of ice to the friction force are still unclear.This study presents a theoretical framework and a simplified analytical solution to unveil the friction mechanism when a curved skate sliding on ice.The theory is validated by experiments and the effects of these various factors,including the sliding velocity,the ice temperature,the supporting weight,and the geometry of the skate blade to the friction are revealed in detail.This study finds that the contribution of friction force from the ploughing deformation through skate indentation and that from the fluid friction through the shear motion of the meltwater layer is comparable with each other,which thus clarifies how the ploughing deformation of the ice substrate together with its frictional melting regulates the friction during skating.

Experimental investigation of granular friction behaviors during reciprocating sliding

Granular friction behaviors are crucial for understanding the ubiquitous packing and flow phenomena in nature and industrial production.In this study,a customized experimental apparatus that can simultaneously measure the time history of normal and tangential forces on the inside-shearing unit is employed to investigate the granular friction behaviors during a linear reciprocating sliding process.It is observed that the evolution behaviors of two normal forces distributed separately on the shearing unit can qualitatively reflect the effects of the force chain network.During the half-loop of the reciprocating sliding,the total normal force,which indicates the load-bearing capacity of the granular system,experiences the following typical stages:decreases abruptly and stabilizes momentarily,further decreases significantly to the minimum,gradually increases to the maximum,and then remains stable.These stages are associated closely with the relaxation,collapse,reconstruction,and stabilization of the force chain,respectively.Interestingly,the coefficient of friction(COF)can reach a stable value rapidly within the initial sliding stage and subsequently remain constant.The average COF within stable ranges decreases significantly with the external load G in the power function form,G^(-0.5).Meanwhile,the COF increases slightly with the sliding velocity.Finally,a complete illustration of the dependences of the granular COF on the external load and sliding velocity is provided.Our study contributes to granular friction research by providing an innovative experimental approach for directly measuring the COF and implicitly correlating the evolution of the force chain network.

Siliconizing Formation Mechanism and Its Property by Slurry Pack Cementation on Electro-deposited Nickel Layer into Copper Matrix

Silicide coating was prepared on electro-deposited nickel layer by the slurry pack cementation process on copper matrix at 1173 K for 12 h using SiO2 as Si source, pure Al powder as reducer, a dual activator of NaF＋NH4Cl and albumen （egg white） as cohesive agent. Microstructure, properties and siliconizing mechanism of silicide coating were discussed. The experimental results show that the silicide coating with 220 μm thickness is mainly composed of a Ni2Si phase and a small amount of Ni31Si12 phase. Its mean microhardness （HV 790） is ten times than that of copper substrate （HV 70）. The coefficient of friction decreases from 0.8 of pure copper to about 0.3 of the siliconzed sample. SiF2, SiCl2 and SiCl3 are responsible for the transportation and deposition of Si during the slurry pack cementation process.

Low-Frequency Reciprocating Fretting Wear Testing System Design and Experiment Research

The fretting wear is resulted from different or same sample's surfaces by the small variationand leads to mechanism failures. The main factors consist of the variation of normal load and oscillation frequencies,among which surface topography of different materials are the main factors to the problems of the fretting wear.Therefore,a novel low-frequency reciprocating fretting wear test system is designed upon the principle of Friction coefficient measurement. Four metal and non-metallic samples are measured under various normal load and oscillation frequencies to obtain the instantaneous friction coefficient in the repeat experiments. In fact,the experimental results show that Co F curves of different samples with the increase of the normal load are the similar exponential decay or parabolic shapes,which are consistent with the literatures to verify the rational design and reliable-operation of the system under the conditions of different frequencies.

Tribological behaviour of Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) nano-sheets: Substrate-dependent tribo-chemical reactions

MXenes,a newly emerging class of layered two dimensional(2D)materials,are promising solid lubricants due to their 2D structure consisting of weakly-bonded layers with a low shear strength and ability to form beneficial tribo-layers.This work aims at evaluating for the first time MXenes lubrication performance and tribofilm formation ability on different metallic substrates(mirror-lapped Fe and Cu discs).After depositing MXenes via ethanol(1 wt%)on the substrates,pronounced differences in the resulting substrate-dependent frictional evolution are observed.While MXenes are capable to reduce friction for both substrates after the full evaporation of ethanol,MXenes lubricating effect on Cu is long-lasting,with a 35-fold increased lifetime compared to Fe.Raman spectra acquired in the wear-tracks of the substrates and counter-bodies reveal notable differences in the friction-induced chemical changes depending on the substrate material.In case of Fe,the progressive failure of MXenes lubrication generates different Fe oxides on both the substrate and the ball,resulting in continuously increasing friction and a poor lubrication effect.For Cu,sliding induces the formation of a Ti_(3)C_(2)-based tribofilm on both rubbing surfaces,enabling a long-lasting lubricating effect.This work boosts further experimental and theoretical work on MXenes involved tribo-chemical processes.

Optimization of groove texture profile to improve hydrodynamic lubrication performance:Theory and experiments

It is well known that groove texture with a careful design can be used to enhance the load‐carrying capacity of oil film under the conditions of hydrodynamic lubrication.In this study,a general parametric model was developed,and agenetic algorithm‐sequential quadratic programming hybrid method was adopted to obtain the global‐optimum profile of the groove texture.The optimized profiles at different rotating speeds are all chevrons.The numerical analysis results verified the effect of the optimization.In addition to the numerical optimization,experiments were conducted to validate the superiority of the optimized results.The experimental results show that the optimized groove texture can efficiently reduce the coefficient of friction(COF)and the temperature rise of the specimen.In particular,the optimized groove textures can achieve stable ultra‐low COF values(COF<0.01)under certain conditions.

Tribological evaluation of surface modified H13 tool steel in warm forming of Ti–6Al–4V titanium alloy sheet

The H13 hot-working tool steel is widely used as die material in the warm forming of Ti–6Al–4V titanium alloy sheet. However, under the heating condition, severe friction and lubricating conditions between the H13 tools and Ti–6Al–4V titanium alloy sheet would cause difficulty in guaranteeing forming quality. Surface modification may be used to control the level of friction force, reduce the friction wear and extend the service life of dies. In this paper, four surface modification methods（chromium plating, TiAlN coating, surface polishing and nitriding treatment）were applied to the H13 surfaces. Taking the coefficient of friction（CoF） and the wear degree as evaluation indicators, the high-temperature tribological behavior of the surface modified H13 steel was experimentally investigated under different tribological conditions. The results of this study indicate that the tribological properties of the TiAlN coating under dry friction condition are better than the others for a wide range of temperature（from room temperature to 500 C）, while there is little difference of tribological properties between different surface modifications under graphite lubricated condition, and the variation law of CoF with temperature under graphite lubricated is opposite to that under the dry friction.

Enhancing the mechanical and anticorrosion properties of 316L stainless steel via a cathodic plasma electrolytic nitriding treatment with added PEG

A cathodic plasma electrolytic nitriding(CPEN)treatment with a urea aqueous solution was performed on 316L stainless steel to rapidly improve its surface properties in this work.Test results show that the PEG2000 macromolecules increased the nitriding energy via enhancing the ability to bond the produced gas film to the metal/electrolyte interface.The cross-sectional morphologies indicate that a thick nitrided layer was obtained when the urea concentration was 543 g I^-1,corresponding to a Vickers hardness 450 HV(0.1),which was 3.5 times larger than that of the substrate.The nitrided layer mainly contained expanded austenite(γN),oxides and iron nitrides(e.g.,Fe3O4 and FeN(0.076)).In terms of its performance,coefficient of friction(COF)of the nitride layer decreased to nearly two-thirds that of the untreated layer,and the passivation current densities of the nitrided sample in a 3.5%NaCl solution decreased by an order of magnitude compared to that of the substrate.Therefore,the approach presented herein provides an attractive way to modify the effect of CPEN in a urea aqueous solution.