The analysis of the frictional effect on stress - strain data from uniaxial compression of cheese

Uniaxial compression tests were performed on Gruyere and Mozzarella cheeses. It was observed that shorter samples appeared stiffer when no lubrication was used. This dependence on sample height was eliminated when a synthetic grease lubricant with polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) was used. Therefore, the true stress-strain curves, i.e. free of frictional effects, were determined. Methods for reproducing these curves using data from unlubricated tests were then sought. It was shown that the true stress-strain curves can be determined by testing samples of increasing heights until the difference between consecutive curves is negligible. The curve corresponding to the tallest sample can then be taken to represent the true stress-strain curve. If size or shape limitations do not allow testing of sufficiently tall samples, quadratic extrapolation of the results may be performed. Alternatively, an iterative finite element analysis could be used. The latter is a more accurate but more time consuming method than the extrapolation procedure. In addition it requires that the coefficient of friction, , is known. It was shown that the latter can be derived from an analytical scheme. These values of were approximately 0.1 for Gruyere and 0.3 for Mozzarella and they were in close agreement with numerical predictions.     

Tribological investigation of diamond-like carbon coated micro-dimpled surface under bovine serum and osteoarthritis oriented synovial fluid

Osteoarthritis-oriented synovial fluid (OASF), i.e., that typical of a patient with osteoarthritis, has different physical and biological characteristics than bovine serum (BS), a lubricant widely used in biotribological investigations. Micro-dimpled and diamond-like carbon- (DLC) coated surfaces are key emerging interfaces for orthopedic implants. In this study, tribological performances of dimpled surfaces, with and without DLC coating, have been investigated under both BS and OASF. The friction tests were performed utilizing a pin on a disk tribometer, whereas contact pressure, speed, and temperature were simulated to a ‘medium walking gait’ of hip joint conditions. The mechanical properties of the specimen and the physical properties of the lubricant were characterized before the friction test. Raman analysis was conducted to identify the coating condition both before and after the test. The DLC-coated dimpled surface showed maximum hardness and residual stress. A DLC-coated dimpled surface under an OASF lubricated condition yielded a lower friction coefficient and wear compared to those of plain and dimpled specimens. The higher graphitization of coated materials with increasing load was confirmed by Raman spectroscopy.     

Tribological investigation of diamond-like carbon coated micro-dimpled surface under bovine serum and osteoarthritis oriented synovial fluid

Abstract

Osteoarthritis-oriented synovial fluid (OASF), i.e., that typical of a patient with osteoarthritis, has different physical and biological characteristics than bovine serum (BS), a lubricant widely used in biotribological investigations. Micro-dimpled and diamond-like carbon- (DLC) coated surfaces are key emerging interfaces for orthopedic implants. In this study, tribological performances of dimpled surfaces, with and without DLC coating, have been investigated under both BS and OASF. The friction tests were performed utilizing a pin on a disk tribometer, whereas contact pressure, speed, and temperature were simulated to a ‘medium walking gait’ of hip joint conditions. The mechanical properties of the specimen and the physical properties of the lubricant were characterized before the friction test. Raman analysis was conducted to identify the coating condition both before and after the test. The DLC-coated dimpled surface showed maximum hardness and residual stress. A DLC-coated dimpled surface under an OASF lubricated condition yielded a lower friction coefficient and wear compared to those of plain and dimpled specimens. The higher graphitization of coated materials with increasing load was confirmed by Raman spectroscopy.     

Design of newly fabricated tribological machine for wear and frictional experiments under dry/wet condition

Nowadays, there is demand to evaluate tribological performance of new engineering materials using different techniques. Various laboratory tribo-machines have been designed and fabricated such as Pin-on-Disc (POD), ASTM G99, Block-on-Ring (BOR), ASTM G77 or G137-953, Dry Sand Rubber Wheel (DSRW), ASTM G655, Wet Sand Rubber Wheel (WSRW), ASTM G105, and sand/steel wheel test under wet/dry conditions (ASTM B611). A concept of integrating more than one tribo-technique at different contact mechanisms (line or area) working simultaneously under same test condition against same material is introduced in a current designed machine. Different wear modes (adhesive, two-body-abrasive, three-body-abrasive, under dry, lubricated, or slurry conditions) can be conducted on the same machine. Results of adhesive wear, friction and interface temperature of glass fibre reinforced polyester composite under wet/dry contact condition are reported at 50 N load for different sliding speeds (2.8–7.8 m/s) using the new machine. Weight loss and friction coefficient of the composite were substantially influenced by introducing water as lubricant. Additionally, the contact condition has the high influence key on the wear and frictional performance of the composite.     

Sliding friction and wear behaviour of vinylester and its composites under dry and water lubricated sliding conditions

In this paper, we studied and explored the tribological performance of pure vinylester (V), glass fiber reinforced (GFR), SiC filled glass fiber reinforced vinylester composite under dry and water lubricated sliding conditions. Friction and wear tests were carried out with configuration of a pin on a rotating disc under ambient conditions. Tests were conducted at normal load 10, 30 and 50 N and under sliding speed of 1.6 m/s, 2.8 m/s and 4 m/s. The results showed that the coefficient of friction decreases with the increase in applied normal load values both under dry and water lubricated conditions. On the other hand for pure vinylester specific wear rate increases with increase in applied normal load under dry sliding condition and decreases with increase in applied normal load under water lubricated conditions. However the specific wear rate for GFR vinylester composite and SiC filled GFR vinylester composite decreases with the increase in applied normal load both under dry and water lubricated conditions. Moreover, for the range of load and speeds used in this investigation the coefficient of friction and specific wear rates using water lubricant registered lower values than that of the dry condition. The specific wear rates for pure vinylester and vinylester + 50 wt.% GFR and SiC filled GFR vinylester composite under dry and water lubricated sliding condition were in the order of 10⁻⁷ mm³ N⁻¹ mm⁻¹.     

Tribological performance of DLC coatings deposited by ion beam deposition under dry friction and oil lubricated conditions

Understanding the reaction between lubricant additives and diamond-like carbon coatings is imperative for the improvement of the friction and wear properties of mechanical parts with diamond-like carbon coatings. Diamond-like carbon coatings were deposited with ion beam deposition and the influence of lubricant additives on the friction coefficients and wear rates of diamond-like carbon coatings under the lubricated conditions was studied. It was revealed that the wear rates of diamond-like carbon coatings under unlubricated conditions are 1.5 × 10⁻¹⁴ m³/(Nm) while they are decreased to 3 × 10⁻¹⁷ m³/(Nm) to 1.7 × 10⁻¹⁶ m³/(Nm) when lubricated by PAO-4 base oil with three additives. The addition of molybdenum dithiocarbamate in PAO-4 base oil decreases the friction coefficients of diamond-like carbon coatings to 0.07, but increases the wear rate of diamond-like carbon coatings. The addition of zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate to PAO-4 can slightly decrease the friction coefficient of diamond-like carbon coatings and improve the wear resistance of diamond-like carbon coatings. The addition of amine sulfuric-phosphate diester in PAO-4 can greatly decrease the wear rate of diamond-like carbon coatings to 3 × 10⁻¹⁷ m³/(Nm) but has a negligible effect on the friction coefficients of diamond-like carbon coatings.     

Excellent solid lubrication of electrodeposited nickel-multiwalled carbon nanotube composite films

Nickel-multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composite films were fabricated by an electrodeposition technique, and their frictional properties were investigated by ball-on-plate type friction testing using an Al₂O₃ ball as a counter surface without lubricant. Ni-MWCNT composite films showed superior frictional properties compared to nickel films. The friction coefficient of Ni-MWCNT composite films decreased with increasing MWCNT content. The Ni-0.5 mass% MWCNT composite film showed the minimum friction coefficient value of 0.13.     

The Influence of the Zinc Phosphate Coating on the coefficient of friction when cold heading AISI 1018 steel wire

A Waterbury-Farrel cold heading machine was instrumented so that the total force and frictional force could be recorded during the first blow operation of AISI 1018 steel wire and the efficiency of various lubricants, including zinc phosphate, was evaluated. Zinc phosphate and other bonded lubricants did not offer any distinct advantage in reducing the coefficient of friction between the wire and the central bore of the first blow punch whereas a low cost liquid lubricant, SAE 30 oil, used either alone on bare wire or with bonded lubricants proved to be the most effective. It is suggested that a low cost liquid lubricant, such as SAE 30 oil, used on bare wire has both economic and operational advantages under conditions where no extrusion is carried out during the first blow.     

考虑动载荷和表面粗糙度的渐开线齿轮摩擦因数的研究

 进行齿面摩擦因数的研究,对于减少摩擦损失、改善系统传动性能等具有重要的意义．建立渐开线圆柱齿轮的非线性时变单自由度动力学模型,求解得到动态啮合力和单对轮齿的受力．结合载荷分担概念和弹流润滑理论,得到考虑表面粗糙度和动态载荷的不同啮合位置处的齿面摩擦因数,并与静态载荷条件的结果进行对比．同时分析转速、表面粗糙度和润滑剂黏度等工作条件对摩擦因数的影响．研究结果表明：动态载荷对油膜厚度、油膜承载比例和摩擦因数均有一定程度的影响．进入啮合段,油膜较薄,油膜承载比例较低.退出啮合段,油膜增厚,油膜承载比例增高.转速对摩擦因数的影响并非单调的,摩擦因数先是随着转速的增大显著减小,而后随着转速的增大而增大．随着表面粗糙度的增大,摩擦因数随之明显增大．在一定的黏度范围内,随着润滑剂黏度的增大,摩擦因数随之明显减小．     

Effects of Multi‐Scale Patterning on the Run‐In Behavior of Steel–Alumina Pairings under Lubricated Conditions

In nature, many examples of multi‐scale surfaces with outstanding tribological properties such as reduced friction and wear under dry friction and lubricated conditions can be found. To determine whether multi‐scale surfaces positively affect the frictional and wear performance, tests are performed on a ball‐on‐disk tribometer under lubricated conditions using an additive‐free poly‐alpha‐olefine oil under a contact pressure of around 1.29 GPa. For this purpose, stainless steel specimens (AISI 304) are modified by micro‐coining (hemispherical structures with a structural depth of either 50 or 95 μm) and subsequently by direct laser interference patterning (cross‐like pattern with 9 μm periodicity) to create a multi‐scale pattern. The comparison of different sample states (polished reference, laser‐patterned, micro‐coined, and multi‐scale) shows a clear influence of the fabrication technique. In terms of the multi‐scale structures, the structural depth of the coarser micro‐coining plays an important role. In case of lower coining depths (50 μm), the multi‐scale specimens show an increased coefficient of friction compared to the purely micro‐coined surfaces, whereas larger coining depths (95 μm) result in stable and lower friction values for the multi‐scale patterns.     

Deformation and friction of MoS2 particles in liquid suspensions used to lubricate sliding contact

Tribology of a well known solid lubricant molybdenum disulphide is studied here in water and oil medium, over a large range of contact dimensions. Lateral force microscopy is used to identify the deformation modes; intra-crystalline slip, plastic grooving, fragmentation and fracture, of single particles. The medium and agglomeration were found to dictate the deformation mode. Steel on steel tribology lubricated by suspensions of these particles in liquid media was conducted over a range of contact pressure and sliding velocity. A scrutiny of the frictional data with the aid of Raman spectroscopy to identify the transfer film, suggested that the particle size, as it is at contact, is an important tribological parameter. Ultrasonication of the suspension and dispersion of the particle by surfactants were used to control the apriori particle size fed into the suspension. Correspondence of friction data of the gently sonicated suspension with that of the ultrasonicated suspension with dispersants indicated the importance of liquid ingestion by these particles as it controls their mode of deformation and consequent tribology.     

纳米坡缕石润滑油添加剂对灰铸铁HT200摩擦磨损性能的影响

制备坡缕石纳米粒子添加到150N基础油的润滑油体系,在MMU-10G摩擦磨损试验机上分别对该纳米粒子润滑油体系和纯150N基础油,在混合润滑条件下的铸铁HT200试样对摩时的摩擦磨损性能进行研究,并用SEM和金相显微镜对磨损表面进行观察和分析,借助EDX测定试样表面成分的变化,探讨摩擦磨损性能变化的机理。结果表明:自制备的用KH550硅烷偶联剂球磨修饰的坡缕石纳米粒子在基础油中分散性良好,在该润滑剂润滑条件下对摩的试样表面生成了自修复膜层,其磨损量明显减小,失重量下降约25.2%,平均摩擦系数下降约32.3%。     

A procedure for determining the true stress-strain curve over a large range of strains using digital image correlation and finite element analysis

A procedure for determining the stress-strain curve including post-necking strain is proposed. Hourglass type specimens were used for tensile tests, and the stress-strain curves were identified through an iteration process using finite element analysis. The strain at the position of minimum diameter was measured by digital image correlation. This procedure was applied to carbon steel of various degrees of cold work. The radius of the minimum section of the hourglass type specimen was changed in order to investigate the effect of stress triaxiality on the failure strain. The procedure could derive the stress-strain curve including the post-necking strain. From the obtained curve, it was shown that the stress-strain curves for different degrees of cold work were almost identical when the plastic strain by the cold working was added to the strain. Furthermore, it was revealed that the true stress-strain curve could be approximated well by the power law equation and the curve could be estimated by using the stress-strain relation for before-necking strain.     

Cold rolling and lubricated wear of 5083 aluminium alloy

The effect of cold deformation on the lubricated wear of 5083 aluminium alloy was investigated. SAE 10W was selected as liquid lubricant. The aluminium alloy was submitted to a cold rolling process, until the average thickness of the specimens was reduced by 7% and 15% respectively. From the experimental results obtained, the Stribeck curves for the as received and cold rolled aluminium alloy specimens were exacted. In all cases the three lubrication regimes were identified. In addition, the cold deformation process has led to a decrease of the friction coefficient of the tribosystem: 5083 aluminium alloy–410 stainless steel, for the same wear conditions (applied load, sliding speed and lubricant). The dominant wear mechanisms in each lubrication regime were studied via Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).     

Subsurface deformation and the role of surface texture—A study with Cu pins and steel plates

The extent of subsurface deformation below the worn surface influences friction and transfer layer formation during sliding. Thus, in this study, the extent of plastic deformation and strain localization events that occur at various depths beneath the worn surface in the subsurface zones of Cu pins slid against steel plate with various surface textures have been determined using simple metallographic techniques. Results showed that the magnitude of plastic strain gradient and the depth of highly deformed zone depend on both coefficient of friction and transfer layer formation, which in-turn depends on the surface texture of harder counterface, under both dry and lubricated conditions. In addition, itwas seen that the gradient of equivalent strain, as it approached theworn surface,was higher under dry conditions when compared to that under lubricated conditions.     

双电层对水润滑特性影响的实验研究

双电层是固液界面处普遍存在的自然现象,双电层现象使得固液界面处的液体一方中存在过剩电荷,液体流动产生流动电流,液体中同时产生方向相反的传导电流,使带电离子反向流动,阻碍液体的流动,使得液体的等效粘度增加,产生电粘度效应．近年来,双电层效应对润滑的影响逐渐受到人们的重视．理论研究表明,薄膜润滑时双电层效应对摩擦系数和润滑膜厚有明显影响．     

Molecular dynamics simulation of boundary lubricated interfaces

A molecular dynamics simulation study of friction in boundary lubrication was conducted in order to investigate the atomic-scale behavior of lubricant molecules during sliding motion. The simulated system consisted of two silicon (001) semi-infinite substrates lubricated by a three-layer film of dodecane. Silicon was modeled using the Stillinger–Weber potential, and the dodecane with the Consistent Force Field function; a novel scheme was used to generate the silicon–dodecane interaction potentials. The simulations show that dodecane molecules strongly prefer to adsorb into the ledges on the silicon surface. The orientation of the adsorbed molecules depends, however, on the concentration of the lubricant at the surface, showing a tendency to stand up at high lubricant concentrations. In sliding, the dodecane layers adsorbed on the surfaces behave as a solid, whereas the middle layer exhibits liquid-like characteristics. The friction coefficient of this well-lubricated case was calculated to be 0.08.     

Friction and wear behavior of carbon nanotubes reinforced polyamide 6 composites under dry sliding and water lubricated condition

The friction and wear behavior of carbon nanotube reinforced polyamide 6 (PA6/CNT) composites under dry sliding and water lubricated condition was comparatively investigated using a pin-on-disc wear tester at different normal loads. The morphologies of the worn surfaces and counterfaces of the composites were also observed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results showed that CNTs could improve the wear resistance and reduce the friction coefficient of PA6 considerably under both sliding conditions, due to the effective reinforcing and self-lubricating effects of CNTs on the PA6 matrix. The composites exhibited lower friction coefficient and higher wear rate under water lubricated condition than under dry sliding. Although the cooling and boundary lubrication effect of the water contributed to reduce the friction coefficient of the composites, the adsorbed water lowered the strength of the composites and also inhibited the formation of transfer layers on the counterfaces resulting in less wear resistance. With the increasing normal loads, the friction coefficient of the composites increased under the dry sliding and decreased under the water lubricated condition, owing to inconsistent influences of shear strength and real contact areas. The specific wear rate of the composites increased under both sliding conditions.     

Methods of determining Stress-Strain Curves by upsetting cylindrical test-pieces

The upsetting test is mainly used for determining stress-strain curves in the range of high strains. Three modifications of the upsetting test are described: upsetting conventional lubricated specimens, upsetting Rastegaev specimens with end recesses, and upsetting under sticking friction conditions. Each of these procedures offers special advantages. For example, in the Rastegaev test, the specimen remains cylindrical up to a high strain while the work required for friction cannot be neglected. By upsetting under sticking friction conditions, no work is required for friction, but the specimen's shape deviates strongly from that one of a cylinder (barrelling). Proposals are made concerning unified procedures for carrying out the tests.     

Lubrication of tapes with fluorocarbon (FOMBLIN) oils

Fluorocarbon oils, both in their branched (Fomblin Y) and linear (Fomblin Z) forms, were used as topic lubri cants in solutions of trichloro-trifluoro-hethane ( Delifrene LS) for magnetic tapes. This work reports the preliminary results on this inves tigation which is going to be extended to include different aspects of topic lubrication with Fomblin. The surface roughness of the tapes which were used in this preliminary study was too high to allow a straight forward comparison between the bulk lubricated media, the non lubricated ones and those which were topically lubricated with silicon oils in n-heptane solutions; yet, some important conclusions can be drawn. 1. Fomblin is the only lubricant which is not removed from the surface when the media is subjected to a scraping effect (from the heads or the slide used in the friction measuring device); 2. Due to this phenomenon, although the friction and intermodulation of all virgin samples are very symilar, a degradation of the lubricating properties is not found for Fomblin lubricated materials in comparison with sensible losses for any other type of media.