Friction and Wear Performance of Boron Doped, Undoped Microcrystalline and Fine Grained Composite Diamond Films

Chemical vapor deposition （CVD） diamond films have attracted more attentions due to their excellent mechanical properties. Whereas as-fabricated traditional diamond films in the previous studies don＇t have enough adhesion or surface smoothness, which seriously impact their friction and wear performance, and thus limit their applications under extremely harsh conditions. A boron doped, undoped microcrystalline and fine grained composite diamond （BD-UM-FGCD） film is fabricated by a three-step method adopting hot filament CVD （HFCVD） method in the present study, presenting outstanding comprehensive performance, including the good adhesion between the substrate and the underlying boron doped diamond （BDD） layer, the extremely high hardness of the middle undoped microcrystalline diamond （UMCD） layer, as well as the low surface roughness and favorable polished convenience of the surface fine grained diamond （FGD） layer. The friction and wear behavior of this composite film sliding against low-carbon steel and silicon nitride balls are studied on a ball-on-plate rotational friction tester. Besides, its wear rate is further evaluated under a severer condition using an inner-hole polishing apparatus, with low-carbon steel wire as the counterpart. The test results show that the BD-UM-FGCD film performs very small friction coefficient and great friction behavior owing to its high surface smoothness, and meanwhile it also has excellent wear resistance because of the relatively high hardness of the surface FGD film and the extremely high hardness of the middle UMCD film. Moreover, under the industrial conditions for producing low-carbon steel wires, this composite film can sufficiently prolong the working lifetime of the drawing dies and improve their application effects. This research develops a novel composite diamond films owning great comprehensive properties, which have great potentials as protecting coatings on working surfaces of the wear-resistant and anti-frictional components.

Microstructure and Wear Performance of High Volume Fraction Carbide M_7C_3 Reinforced Fe-based Composite Coating Fabricated by Plasma Transferred Arc Welding

The fabrication of high volume fraction （HVF） M7C3 （M=Cr, Fe） reinforced Fe-based composite coating on ASTM A36 steel plate using plasma transferred arc （PTA） welding was studied. The results showed that the volume fraction of carbide M7C3 was more than sixty percent, and the relative wear resistance of the coating tested on a block-on-ring dry sliding tester at constant load （100 N） and variable loads （from 100 to 300 N） respectively was about 9 and 14 times higher than that of non-reinforced a-Fe coating. In addition, under constant load condition the friction coefficients （FCs） of two coatings increased first and then decreased with increasing sliding distance. However, under variable loads condition the FCs of non-reinforced a-Fe based coating increased gradually, while that of HVF MTC3 reinforced coating decreased as the load exceeded 220 N. The worn surface of non-reinforced a-Fe based coating was easily deformed and grooved, while that of the HVF M7C3 reinforced coating was difficult to be deformed and grooved.

Abrasive Wear Characteristics of Carbon and Low Alloy Steels for Better Performance of Farm Implements

The low stress abrasion behaviours of heat treated mild, medium carbon and high C - low Cr steels, which are generally used in making farm implements, have been investigated. The simple heat treatment greatly improves the hardness, tensile strength and abrasion resistance of medium carbon and high C - low Cr steels. The results indicate that the material removal during abrasion is controlled by a number of factors, such as hardness, chemical composition, microstructure and heat treatment conditions. The conclusion is that the heat treated high C - low Cr steel and mild steel carburized by using coaltar pitch provide the best hardness and abrasion resistance and thus appear to be the most suitable materials for making agricultural tools.

Microstructural Characteristics and Wear Performance of Plasma Sprayed Al_2O_3-13 wt. % TiO_2 Coating on the Surface of Extrusion Wheel

The conventional Al2O3-13 wt. % TiO2 composite ceramic coatings are fabricated by plasma spraying on the surface of extrusion wheel. The microstrueture, morphology and phase compositions of the substrate and coat- ing are investigated by using X-ray diffractometry （XRD） , scanning electron microsopy （SEM） and energy dis- persive spectroscopy （EDS）. Moreover, the microhardness of the substrate and the coating are investigated using Vickers mierohardness tester, the friction and wear behaviors of the substrate and the coating are investigated by using a block-on-ring tribometer under dry sliding conditions with the load of 245 N. The results show that both γ-Al2O3 and α-Al2O3 phases are observed in the as-sprayed coatings, the mian phase is γ-Al2O3. There are white particulates Al2O3 on its surface. The Al2O3-13 wt. % TiO2 coating possesses higher mierohardness which is about 1018HV and 1.6 times that of the substrate. The wear performance of coating is better than that of the substrate. In a practical application, the life of the extrusion wheel which is plasma sprayed Al2O3-13 wt. % TiO2 coating on the surface is 1.2 times that of the conventional extrusion wheel, and the life is about 330 h.

WEAR FAILURE MECHANISM AND MULTI-IMPACT PROPERTY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE CHAIN

The multi-impact characteristics and failure mechanism of two kinds of automotive engine chain made in China are studied through engine assembly and road-drive tests. The worn surface morphologies of rubbing area between pin, bush and roller are also analyzed based on scanning electron microscope. The results show that the main wear mechanism of automotive engine chain is fatigue wear, and its failure mechanism is the forming, extending and flaking of cracks on top layer of pin and bush. In addition, the material, hot-treatment method and shaping technique for roller have a great influence upon the resistance to multi-impact. Ensuring sufficient strength and plasticity of roller, as well as adopting suitable shaping technique are the effective method to increase its resistance to multi-impact.

Microstructure,wear and friction behavior of CoCrAITaY-xCNTs composite coatings deposited by laser-induction hybrid cladding

To improve the wear performance of CoCrAlYTa coating,part of the carbon nanotubes(CNTs)chemically reacted with Ta to form reinforcement phase(TaC),while the other CNTs were retained as lubrication phase.Subsequently,the CoCrAlYTa-xCNTs(x=0,1,2,and 4;wt%)composite coatings were prepared by laserinduction hybrid cladding(LIHC),and the microstructure and wear resistance of coatings were systematically analyzed.Results show that the coatings are mainly composed of TaC,y-(Co,Cr)andβ-(Co,Cr)Al.As the CNTs content increases from 0 wt%to 4 wt%,the volume fraction of TaC increases from 13.11 vol%to 16.12 vol%.Meanwhile,the nano-hardness ofγ-(Co,Cr)andβ-(Co,Cr)Al are improved from 7.49 and 9.72 to 9.36 and 11.19 GPa,respectively.As a result,the microhardness of coating increases from HV536.25 to HV 738.16,the wear rate decreases from32.4×10^(-3)to 6.1×10^(-3)mg·m^(-1),and the average friction coefficient decreases from 0.55 to 0.44.The good wear performance of the coating is attributed to the formation of TaC and the existence of remained CNTs lubricant film.

Effect of Substrate Type on Deposition Behavior and Wear Performance of Ni-Coated Graphite/Al Composite Coatings Deposited by Cold Spraying

This work focused on the deposition characteristics and wear behavior of Ni-coated graphite mixed with40 vol.% Al（Ni-Gr/Al） composite coatings sprayed on an Al alloy and a steel substrate by cold spraying（CS）. The morphology of the flattened Ni-Gr particles was examined by single-impact tests. Crosssectional microstructure and wear performance of the Ni-Gr/Al composite coatings were studied. Results showed that a larger number of Ni-Gr particles were finally bonded with the steel substrate, whereas many craters existed on the Al alloy substrate after the single-impact tests. The coating on the steel substrate had a high thickness, high graphite content and low coeficient of friction（COF） compared to those on the Al alloy substrate. In addition, the CS coatings presented a homogeneous distribution and uniform morphology of graphite, and a comparative COF to that of conventional thermal sprayed coatings. It was shown that CS could avoid the decomposition and transformation of graphite phase.

Wear Performance and Corrosion Behavior of Nano-SiCp-Reinforced AlSi7Mg Composite Prepared by Selective Laser Melting

It is one of the future trends to create materials in situ by laser additive manufacturing. AlSi7Mg/nano-SiCp composites were successfully in situ prepared by selective laser melting in our previous study. After adding 2 wt% nano-SiC particles, the tensile stress and strain increased to 502.94 ± 6.40 MPa and 10.64 ± 1.06%, respectively. For the first time in the present study, we systematically studied and compared the wear performance and corrosion behavior of AlSi7Mg with its composite. We conducted the ball-on-fl at frictional wear test at room temperature, potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS), and the immersion corrosion tests in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The results showed that composite had higher wear resistance, while AlSi7Mg was more resistant to pitting corrosion. However, the further pitting corrosion of composite was restrained because of the in situ phase nano-Al4C3 and the residual nano-SiCp.

Effect of Heat Treatment on the Wear Properties of Selective Laser Melted Ti–6Al–4V Alloy Under Different Loads

As is well known,titanium alloy precipitates when subjected to aging treatment,which poses great influence on its mechanical properties.Thus,solution and solution-aging treatments were conducted in this work,and the wear performance was investigated under diff erent normal loads.The results showed that acicularα′martensite in the original selective laser melted Ti–6 Al–4 V was decomposed intoα+βphases after the solution treatment,and then Ti;Al nanoparticles clusters were further formed in theα-matrix after the solution-aging treatment.The coefficient of friction decreased straightly as the normal load was increased from 20 to 100 N,and the wear mechanisms were characterized by abrasion,adhesive and oxidative wears.The wear rate of solution and solution-aging treated samples increased significantly comparing to the as-built counterpart,but the increment of the solution-aging treated sample was smaller than that of the solution-only treated sample,because of the Ti;Al precipitation in the solution-aging treated sample.These particles provided ball-like effect,reduced material losses and stabilized the wear process.All these factors contributed to the improvement in wear properties of the parts made by selective laser melting.

Friction and wear properties of AlCrN coating by cathodic arc ion plating

AlCrN coating was prepared on the surface of TiC-based cermet cutting tool with cathodic arc ion plating,and the surface-interface morphologies,compositions of chemical elements,and phases were analyzed by scanning electron microscope(SEM),energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS),and X-ray diffraction(XRD),respectively.Bonding strength of the coating-substrate interface was measured with scratching test,and the wear mechanism and friction coefficient of TiC-based cermet cutting tool and AlCrN coating were investigated with friction and wear testing machine.The results show that the interface binding of AlCrN coating is metallurgical mode,and its binding strength is 83 N.The average friction coefficient of TiC-based cermet cutting tool under the load of 6 N is 0.8409,while that under the load of 8 N decreases by about 11%,and the wear mechanism of TiC cermet cutting tool is fatigue wear,abrasive wear,and oxidation wear.The average friction coefficient of AlCrN coating is 0.6363 under the load of 6 N,and the change is relatively stable,decreasing by about 25%than that of TiC-based cermet cutting tool;when the load increases to 8 N,the average friction coefficient of AlCrN coating decreases by 9%.The wear mechanism of AlCrN coating is abrasive wear and oxidation wear,showing lower friction coefficient and good wear resistance.