Effect of surface treatment by ceramic conversion on the fretting behavior of NiTi shape memory alloy

Three types of surface-treated NiTi samples, M-1 (700 °C/0.5 h), M-2 (650 °C/1 h) and M-3 (400 °C/50 h), were prepared by ceramic conversion treatment under different conditions. The effect of the surface treatment on the fretting behavior of NiTi alloy was investigated in the Ringer’s solution by using a horizontal servo-hydraulic fretting apparatus. The experimental results indicated that the surface layer of the low temperature (400 °C) treated samples M-3 was dominated by a single TiO₂ layer, while the high temperature (650 and 700 °C) treated samples M-1 and M-2 consisted of surface TiO₂ layer followed by a TiNi₃ layer. These surface layers were found to have a strong effect on the fretting behavior of the NiTi alloy in terms of changes in the shape of the curves of the tangential force (F _t) versus displacement (d), the fretting regimes and the damage mechanisms involved. The stress-induced reorientation of martensite bands in the NiTi alloy could decrease the slope of the F _t–d curve and thus increase the elastic accommodation ability of the NiTi plate against 1Cr13 steel ball pair. However, since the surface-treated layers could suppress the martensite reorientation in the NiTi substrate and thus decrease the elastic accommodation ability of NiTi, the gross slip started at a smaller displacement amplitude for the surface-treated NiTi samples than for the untreated one. The main wear mechanism of the as-received NiTi alloy in slip regime was adhesion and delamination, while the major damage to the high temperature treated NiTi samples M-1 and M-2 was determined as the spallation of surface-treated layers. Due to the high bonding strength of the surface-treated layer with NiTi substrate, the low temperature treated NiTi samples M-3 showed the best fretting wear resistance in all samples tested.     

Fretting Wear Behavior of UHMWPE—Influence of Load and Stroke

In this study, the tribological behavior of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) against a GCr 15 steel ball during fretting wear conditions was investigated using an oscillating reciprocating tribometer. The aim of this study was to characterize the critical value of normal load and stroke corresponding to this transition in UHMWPE worn surface at room temperature. Results showed that there existed a critical value of load or stroke at fixed condition. The friction coefficient and wear volume loss of UHMWPE at or near the critical values of load and stroke exhibited extreme changes. Based on observation of the worn surface by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and 3D surface profiler measurements, it can be found that damage to the worn surface can be linked to the contact load and stroke. In addition, results showed that during the process of fretting wear under different load or stroke conditions, the gross slip regime dominated throughout the whole test period.     

钛合金球与骨水泥界面之间的微动磨损机制研究

采用钛合金球与自制骨水泥试样以球/平面接触方式,在自制的微动摩擦磨损试验机上开展干摩擦和25%小牛血清介质中切向微动磨损试验研究,考察钛合金球与骨水泥界面之间的微动运行特性,并采用S-3000N型扫描电镜观察磨痕形貌来分析其微动磨损机制。结果表明:随着微动振幅的增加,微动运行由部分滑移区向混合区转变。随着接触载荷的增加,试样接触面之间更容易发生黏着。与干摩擦相比,在小牛血清溶液中部分滑移区向较大振幅区扩展。部分滑移区摩擦因数值较低且保持稳定,混合区的摩擦因数先增大后保持不变。稳定摩擦因数随着接触载荷的增加而减小,随微动振幅增大而增大。骨水泥试样的磨损量在小牛血清介质中比在空气中大,并且随接触载荷增大而增大。骨水泥在小牛血清介质中微动磨损的损伤机制主要为黏着磨损和疲劳磨损,溶液分子在应力作用下对骨水泥基体有削弱作用。     

基于双重扩展自适应卡尔曼滤波的汽车状态和参数估计

准确实时地获取行驶过程中的状态信息是汽车动态控制系统研究的关键,为此提出了一种新的汽车状态估计器。建立了包含不准确模型参数和未知时变统计特性噪声的非线性汽车动力学模型,针对该非线性系统提出一种双重扩展自适应卡尔曼滤波算法（DEAKF）。该算法采用两个卡尔曼滤波器并行运算,状态估计和参数估计互相更新,同时将带遗忘因子的噪声统计估值器嵌入到状态校正过程和参数校正过程之间,以解决系统的噪声时变问题。基于ADAMS的虚拟试验和实车试验结果表明,该算法的状态估计精度高于EKF方法和DEKF方法的状态估计精度,同时具有良好的模型参数校正能力,对汽车动态控制系统中估计器的设计具有理论指导意义。
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Nanofretting Behavior of Monocrystalline Silicon (100) Against SiO2 Microsphere in Vacuum

With an atomic force microscopy, the tangential nanofretting between spherical SiO₂ tips and monocrystalline Si(100) surface was carried out at various displacement amplitudes (0.5–250 nm) under vacuum condition. Similar to fretting, the nanofretting of Si(100)/SiO₂ pair could also be divided into stick regime and slip regime upon the transition criterion. However, it was found that the energy ratio corresponding to the transition between two nanofretting regimes varied between 0.32 and 0.64, which was higher than the normal value of 0.2 for the transition criterion to determine the partial slip and gross slip regimes in fretting. One of the reasons may be attributed to the effect of adhesion force, since whose magnitude is at the same scale to the value of the applied normal load in nanofretting. During the nanofretting process of Si(100)/SiO₂ pair, the adhesion force may induce the increase in the maximum static friction force and prevent the contact pair from slipping. The higher the applied load, or the higher the adhesion force, the larger will be the transition displacement amplitude between two regimes in nanofretting. Different from fretting wear, the generation of hillocks was observed on Si(100) surface under the given conditions in nanofretting process. With the increase in the displacement amplitude in slip regime of nanofretting, the height of hillocks first increased and then attained a constant value. Compared to chemical reaction, the mechanical interaction may be the main reason responsible for the formation of silicon hillocks during the nanofretting in vacuum. The results in the research may be helpful to understand the nanofretting failures of components in MEMS/NEMS.     

TiAlZr合金微动磨损性能研究

采用高精度液压式微动磨损试验机研究了TiA lZr合金在不同微动运行区域的微动磨损行为,建立了其运行工况微动图。试验结果表明:滑移区、混合区和部分滑移区的摩擦因数随循环次数变化呈现不同的规律,其中部分滑移区摩擦因数较低,磨损体积随着位移幅值的增大而增大;滑移区、混合区磨损体积随着法向载荷的增加而增大,而部分滑移区磨损体积随着法向载荷的增加而减小;滑移区磨屑堆积于中心区域,磨损以磨粒磨损和剥层机制为主;混合区磨损机制主要表现为粘着磨损与磨粒磨损并存;部分滑移区磨损轻微。     

Effect of Cold Rolling on the Fretting Wear Behavior and Mechanism in Inconel 690 Alloy

The influence of cold rolling on the fretting wear behavior and mechanism of Inconel 690 alloy at 320?°C in air was studied. The wear volume and worn surface were obtained and analyzed using laser scanning confocal microscopy, electron back-scattering diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The grinding surface and strain distribution were also studied by electron back-scattering diffraction to analyze the mechanism of fretting damage. The results indicated that with an increase in cold rolling reduction, the microhardness was increased. However, the friction coefficient and wear volume first increased and then decreased. The characteristics of fretting areas changed from a gross slip regime to a partial slip regime. Accordingly, the damage mechanism in the gross slip regime was a combination of oxidative wear, abrasive wear, and delamination, whereas the damage mechanism in the partial slip regime was mainly adhesive wear.     

Role of phase transition in the unusual microwear behavior of superelastic NiTi shape memory alloy

The excellent microwear performance of nano-grained superelastic nickel titanium (NiTi) polycrystalline shape memory alloy (SMA) is reported in this paper. The microwear test was conducted at temperatures ranging from 22 to 120 °C by a Hysitron triboindenter. The results showed that the NiTi SMA has superior microwear resistance compared to traditional tribo-materials such as stainless steel AISI 304 and that the material exhibits unusual hardness dependence of wear within certain temperature regimes. With the increase in temperature from 22 to 120 °C, wear resistance was found to decrease anomalously with an increase in hardness. Further investigation and analysis confirmed that the stress-induced phase transition during contact and wear play an essential role in the material's high wear resistance. It is demonstrated through contact mechanics analysis that the increase of hardness with temperature was mainly due to the increase in the phase transition stress. The observed applied threshold load that corresponds to the onset of the plastic deformation in the contact area was strongly influenced by the phase transition process at the tip region. For the investigated superelastic NiTi, the temperature-dependent interplay between reversible phase transition and irreversible plastic yielding plays a key role in the temperature dependence of the wear performance and is responsible for the observed apparent unusual hardness–wear relationships.     

AZ91D镁合金微动磨损特性研究

采用液压高精度材料试验机考察了平面一球面接触的AZ91D镁合金摩擦副的微动磨损行为，分析了位移幅值、法向载荷和频率等参数对摩擦因数和磨损体积的影响，考察了不同实验条件下的磨斑形貌，并探讨了其磨损机理。结果表明：AZ91D镁合金的微动区域可分为部分滑移区、混合区和滑移区3个区域，粘着磨损、疲劳磨损和磨粒磨损分别是3个区域的主要磨损机制；磨损体积随着位移幅值和法向载荷的增加而增大，但却随着频率的增大而减小。在微动部分滑移区和混合区，摩擦因数随着位移增大迅速增加；在微动滑移区，摩擦因数随法向载荷的增大而减小，而位移幅值和频率对摩擦因数的影响较小。     

Fretting wear of carburized titanium alloy against ZrO2 under serum lubrication

Fretting wear of carburized titanium alloys was investigated on the universal multifunctional tester (UMT) with the ball-on-flat fretting style under bovine serum lubrication. The tangential load and friction coefficient during the fretting process were analyzed, and the evolution of fretting log during the fretting process was investigated to understand the wear mechanism of the titanium alloy and carburized titanium alloy. Furthermore, the wear scar was examined using a SEM and three-dimension surface profiler. It was found that the friction coefficient of the titanium alloy increased faster than that of carburized titanium alloy in the first stage under serum lubrication, and then remained steady with a similar value in the second stage. The Ft-D curve indicated that there was wear mechanism transition from gross slip to mixed stick and slip. Finally, it was observed that there was a slight damage of the titanium alloy and carburized titanium alloy showed excellent performance during the fretting wear process under serum lubrication. All of the results suggested that carburized titanium alloy was a potential candidate for the stem material in artificial joints.     

Fretting Wear Behavior of Cu–Al Coating on Ti-6Al-4V Substrate under Dry and Wet (Lubricated) Contact Condition

The fretting wear behavior of Cu–Al coating was investigated with and without fatigue load under the dry and wet (lubricated) contact conditions. The Cu–Al coating was plasma deposited on titanium alloy, Ti-6Al-4V. Fretting regime was determined from the shape of fretting hysteresis loop. Fretting regime changed from partial slip to total (gross) slip at ∼15 μm of the applied relative displacement, and this transition point was independent of fatigue loading and contact surface (lubricated versus dry) conditions. Wet contact condition reduced frictional force during cycling, as evidenced by the lower-tangential force. Wear analysis using the accumulated dissipated energy approach did not show any effect of contact surface condition. In other words, the relationship between the accumulated dissipated energy and wear volume showed a linear relationship, and it was independent of loading and contact surface conditions, as well as of the fretting regime. Further, the relationship between the wear depth and accumulated dissipated energy did not show any effect of loading and contact surface conditions, as well as of the fretting regime up to instant when the maximum wear depth was equal to the coating thickness. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United State Air Force, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.     

Study on rotational fretting wear of 7075 aluminum alloy

Rotational fretting wear tests in a ball-on-flat configuration have been successfully realized on a special rotational fretting rig developed from an ultra-low-speed reciprocating rotational driver. The rotational fretting behavior of 7075 aluminum alloy against 52 100 steel was studied under different angular displacement amplitudes and normal loads. The results showed that both F_t?θ and F_t/F_n curves can be used to characterize the rotational fretting running behavior, which exhibited different curve shapes and variation trends in different fretting running regimes. The rotational fretting behavior of 7075 aluminum alloy was strongly dependent on the angular displacement amplitude, normal load and number of cycles. The wear of 7075 aluminum alloy was characterized by slight attrition in the partial slip regime, while a combination of delamination, abrasive and oxidative wear was found in the slip and mixed fretting regimes. The formation of a central bulge probably due to plastic flow was observed under gross slip condition of the rotational fretting mode.     

桨-毂轴承材料扭动微动磨损行为研究

采用面接触扭动微动形式,以动力定位系统可调距螺旋桨桨-毂轴承摩擦副材料(CuNiAl-42CrMo4)为对象,以不同的角位移幅值模拟海水波动影响下的微动磨损行为,并结合扫描电子显微镜和超景深三维显微镜对磨痕形貌进行分析,探究桨-毂轴承摩擦副材料扭动微动磨损规律。结果表明,随着角位移幅值的增加,扭动微动依次运行于部分滑移区、混合区、滑移区,摩擦因数减小,同时磨损量增加,微动损伤中剥层机制所占的比例逐渐增加,且由于疲劳裂纹扩展的不利影响,实际运行过程中要尽量避开混合区。     

Oil-Lubricated Fretting Behaviors of 304 Stainless Steels under Different Fretting Strokes and Normal Loads

The influence of oil lubrication on the fretting wear behaviors of 304 stainless steel flat specimens under different fretting strokes and normal loads has been investigated. The results proved that fretting regimes and fretting wear behaviors of 304 stainless steels were closely related to the fretting conditions. In general, the increase in normal load could increase wear damage during sliding wear. However, according to the results, a significant reduction in wear volume and increase in friction coefficient was observed when the normal load was increased to critical values of 40 and 50 N at a fretting stroke of 50 μm due to the transformation of the fretting regime from a gross slip regime to partial slip regime. Only when the fretting stroke further increased to a higher value of 70 μm at 50 N, fretting could enter the gross slip regime. There was low wear volume and a high friction coefficient when fretting was in the partial slip regime, because oil penetration was poor. The wear mechanisms were fatigue damage and plastic deformation. There was high wear volume and low friction coefficient when fretting was in the gross slip regime, because the oil could penetrate into the contact surfaces. Unlike the wear mechanisms in the partial slip regime, fretting damage of 304 stainless steels was mainly caused by abrasive wear in the gross slip regime.     

中性腐蚀环境下钢丝的微动疲劳行为

在自制的微动疲劳试验机上开展中性腐蚀环境下单根钢丝的微动疲劳实验,考察在相同接触载荷下,不同振幅对钢丝的微动疲劳行为的影响,并用扫描电子显微镜观察疲劳钢丝的磨痕和断口形貌,研究钢丝微动疲劳断裂机制.结果表明:在较大的振幅下,钢丝的微动区均处于滑移状态,而在较小振幅下,钢丝的微动区从滑移状态逐渐转变为黏着状态;磨损机制主要为磨粒磨损、疲劳磨损、腐蚀磨损和塑性变形;钢丝疲劳寿命随着微动振幅的增大而减小;钢丝的疲劳断口可分为3个区域,即疲劳源区、裂纹扩展区及瞬间断裂区.     

Investigation into effects and interaction of various fretting fatigue variables under slip-controlled mode

Fretting fatigue behavior of unpeened and shot-peened Ti–6Al–4 V was investigated using a dual-actuator test setup which was capable of applying an independent pad displacement while maintaining a constant cyclic load on the specimen. The fretting regime was identified based on the shape of the hysteresis loop of tangential force versus relative slip range and the evolution of normalized tangential force. The fretting regime changed from stick to partial slip and then to gross slip with increasing relative slip range, and the transition from partial to gross slip occurred at a relative slip range of 50–60 μm regardless of the applied cyclic load, surface treatment, contact load and contact geometry. The fretting fatigue life initially decreased as the relative slip range increased and reached a minimum value, and then increased with increase of the relative slip range due to the transition in fretting regime from partial slip to gross slip. Shot-peened specimens had longer fatigue life than unpeened specimens at a given relative slip range, but the minimum fatigue life was found to be at the same value of relative slip range for both shot-peened and unpeened specimens. Tangential force was directly related to relative slip and this relationship was independent of other fretting variables.     

Effect of contact load on fretting fatigue behaviour of steel wires

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The tension–tension fretting fatigue tests of steel wires were performed on a self-made fretting fatigue test equipment under contact loads ranging from 40 to 70 N and a strain ratio of 0·8. The results showed that when the contact load increased, the fretting regime of steel wires transformed from gross slip regime to mixed fretting regime. The fretting fatigue life in the mixed fretting regime was significantly lower than that in the gross slip regime. The main fretting wear mechanisms in the gross slip regime, where there were serious fretting damage and a lot of wear debris, were abrasive wear and fatigue wear. Microcracks were observed in the fretting scar of the mixed fretting regime, and the main fretting wear mechanisms were adhesive and fatigue wears. The fretting wear scar was the fatigue source region, and the fatigue fracture surface could be divided into three regions.     

Fretting behavior of shot peened Ti-6Al-4V under slip controlled mode

Fretting tests of shot peened Ti-6Al-4V were conducted under slip controlled mode using a dual actuator test setup which could apply an independent pad displacement at a given applied bulk stress. Fretting regime was identified based on the hysteresis loop of tangential force versus relative slip range and the evolution of tangential force. Fretting regime changed from partial slip to mixed slip and then to gross slip with increasing relative slip range, and the transition from mixed to gross slip occurred at a relative slip range of ∼50 μm regardless of the applied bulk stress magnitude for both shot peened and unpeened specimens. Fretting fatigue life initially decreased as the relative slip range increased and reached to a minimum value, and then increased with an increase of the relative slip range due to the transition in fretting regime from mixed slip to gross slip. Shot peened specimens had longer fatigue life than unpeened specimens at a given relative slip range, but the minimum fatigue life was at the same value of the relative slip range for both shot peened and unpeened specimens. The relationship between relative slip and fatigue life was also found to be independent of the applied bulk stress level. Further, tangential force was directly related to relative slip and this relationship was independent of other fretting variables.     

Experimental Study of the Fretting Wear Behavior of Incoloy 800 Alloy at High Temperature

The fretting wear behavior of the nuclear power material Incoloy 800 was investigated in this study. A PLINT high-temperature fretting tester was used on an Incoloy 800 cylinder against a 304SS cylinder at vertical cross contact under different temperatures (25, 300, and 400°C). During testing, a normal load of 80 N was applied, and the displacement amplitudes ranged from 2 to 40 µm. The fretting wear mechanism at high temperatures and the kinetic character of the materials of the Incoloy 800 steam generator tube were analyzed. Results showed that the fretting running regimes varied little with ncreasing temperature, and some microcracks were observed in both the mixed fretting regime (MFR) and the partial slip regime (PSR) at high temperatures. Slight abrasive wear and microcracks were the main wear mechanisms of the Incoloy 800 alloy in PSR, whereas those in the MFR and the gross slip regime were oxidative wear, abrasive wear, and delamination.