Wear and friction of filled polyamide coatings

The aim of this article is to report wear and friction studies of cylindrical test steel pins coated with polyamide (PA6) incorporating fillers (iron, copper, aluminium, tin, lead) and solid lubricants (graphite, molybdenum disulphide (MoS₂)) to improve the mechanical, thermal, and frictional properties of polyamide (PA6). The coated testpins were loaded against a rotating cylinder of bearing steel in dry, lubricated, abrasive conditions at constant load and sliding speed. The test results show a significant reduction in wear and friction for both copper-filled polyamides and lead-filled polyamides.     

The friction and wear properties of nanometre SiO2 filled polyetheretherketone

Nanometre SiO₂ filled-polyetheretherketone (PEEK) composite blocks with different filler proportions were prepared by compression moulding. Their friction and wear properties were investigated on a block-on-ring machine by running a plain carbon steel (AISI 1045 steel) ring against the composite block. The morphologies of the wear traces and the transfer film were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that nanometre SiO₂ filled-PEEK exhibited considerably lower friction coefficient and wear rate in comparison with pure PEEK. The lowest wear rate was obtained with the composite containing 7.5 wt.% SiO₂. The SEM pictures of the wear traces indicated that with the frictional couple of carbon steel ring/composite block (fillec with 7.5 wt.% filler), a thin, uniform, and tenacious transfer film was formed on the ring surface. It was inferred that the transfer film contributed largely to the decreased friction coefficient and wear rate of the filled PEEK composites.     

Friction and Wear of Hybrid PTFE/Kevlar Fabric Composite Filled with ZnO Nanoparticles Sliding against Steel,Copper, and Aluminum

ZnO nanoparticles were incorporated into phenolic resin and the effect of the ZnO content on tribological properties of hybrid polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)/Kevlar fabric/phenolic composite was investigated. Fabric composite filled with 5 wt.% ZnO nanoparticles sliding against steel, copper, or aluminum was investigated in detail. Friction and wear tests showed that fabric composite/steel exhibited lower friction coefficient and wear rate with varied loads and speeds. It is believed that the coherent transfer film and tribochemical reactions involved in fabric composite/steel contributed to the reduced friction coefficient and wear rate of the fabric composite.     

Effect of matrix morphology on the wear and friction behavior of alumina nanoparticle/poly(ethylene) terephthalate composites

The friction and wear properties of poly(ethylene) terephthalate (PET) filled with alumina nanoparticles were studied. The nanoparticle loading was varied from 1 to 10 wt.%. The nanocomposite samples were tested in dry sliding against a steel counterface. The results show that the addition of nanoparticles can increase the wear resistance by nearly 2× over the unfilled polymer. The average coefficient of friction also decreased in many cases. The nanocomposites form a more adherent transfer film that protects the sample from the steel counterface, although the presence of an optimum filler content may be due to the development of abrasive agglomerates within the transfer films in the higher wt.% samples. This study varied both crystallinity and weight percent of filler in a PET matrix in an attempt to separate the effects of nanofillers and crystallinity on the tribology.     

Tribological behavior of Cu–6Sn–6Zn–3Pb under sea water,distilled water and dry-sliding conditions

Tribological behaviors of Cu–6Sn–6Zn–3Pb alloy sliding against AISI321 stainless steel under sea water, distilled water and dry sliding conditions are studied on a pin-on-disc tester. Generally, the friction coefficient in distilled water is the largest and the smallest in dry-sliding. However, the wear rate is in the opposite case. The wear mechanism is microplough and plastic deformation in distilled water and under dry-sliding, but much severe in the latter case. In sea water environment, the wear mechanism is microplough, plastic deformation and corrosion. Sea water and distilled water show a cooling effect in comparison with dry sliding, additionally, sea water also has lubricating and corrosive effects.     

聚酰亚胺复合材料与不同金属间干滑动时的摩擦学性能

采用MPX-2000型摩擦磨损试验机研究了聚四氟乙烯和二硫化钼填充聚酰亚胺复合材料在干滑动摩擦条件下与45钢、镍铬合金、铜和铝对磨时的摩擦磨损性能,并利用扫描电子显微镜和光学显微镜分析了复合材料及对偶件的磨损表面形貌。结果表明:复合材料与铝对磨时的摩擦因数和磨损率最低,分别约为与钢摩擦时的43%和49%;摩擦后铝表面形成均匀连续的转移膜,45钢、镍铬合金和铜的表面没有形成有效转移膜,因此复合材料的摩擦因数较大;复合材料与不同金属材料摩擦时的磨损机理主要是粘着磨损与疲劳磨损。     

Friction and wear properties of lead-free aluminum alloy bearing material with molybdenum disulfide layer by a reciprocating test

Friction and wear behavior of Al–Sn–Si alloy with MoS₂ layer under lubricated condition was investigated by a reciprocating friction tester. It became clear that the Al–Sn–Si alloy with MoS₂ layer showed about 70% lower friction and about 1/10 lower wear depth compared to the Al–Sn–Si alloy. The worn surfaces of the Al–Sn–Si alloy with MoS₂ layer were observed and analyzed by a SEM, a TEM and an EDX. It indicated that the sliding surface of the counterface had larger area of Mo than the area of Al which was transferred from the Al–Sn–Si alloy with MoS₂ layer by sliding, resulting in low friction and high wear resistance.     

Tribological properties of metal-plastic multilayer composites under oil lubricated conditions

Three kinds of metal-plastic multilayer composites, which were composed of a steel backing, a middle layer of sintered porous bronze and a surface layer of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filled by Pb or Cu₂O powders, were prepared. The friction and wear properties as well as the limiting pressure times velocity (PV) values of these metal-plastic multilayer composites sliding against 45 carbon steel under both dry and oil lubricated conditions were evaluated on a MPV-1500 friction tester with a steel axis rotating on a journal bearing. The worn surfaces of these metal-plastic multilayer composites and the transfer films formed on the surface of steel axis were examined by electron probe microscopy analysis (EPMA). Experimental results show that filling of Pb to PTFE reduces the friction coefficient and wear of the composite, while filling of Cu₂O to PTFE increases the friction coefficient but decreases the wear of the composite. The friction and wear properties as well as the limiting PV values of these metal-plastic multilayer composites can be greatly improved with the oil lubrication. EPMA investigations show that Pb and Cu₂O fillers preferentially transfer onto the surfaces of steel axis, which may enhance or deteriorate the adhesion between transfer films and steel surfaces. Meanwhile the transfer of these metal-plastic multilayer composites onto the steel surface can be greatly reduced with oil lubrication, which results in the remarkable decrease of the wear of these metal-plastic multilayer composites.     

润滑条件对Al2O3基陶瓷材料摩擦磨损性能的影响

本文对Al2O3基陶瓷材料/45#钢摩擦副的摩擦系数与45#钢/45#钢的摩擦系数作了对比滑动摩擦试验研究,观测分析了Al2O3基陶材料磨痕形貌,并就干摩擦,油润滑状态下Al2O3基陶瓷材料的磨损机理进行了分析。结果表明,分别在干摩擦和20#机油润滑下,Al2O3基陶瓷材料/45#钢的摩擦系数均比45#钢自配副时的低,在干摩擦条件下,Al2O3基陶瓷材料的磨损机理是脆性微剥落和磨粒磨损,油润滑条件下,该材料的磨损机理是脆性脱落和耕犁,但磨损量小于干摩擦条件下的磨损量,说明油润滑对Al2O3基陶瓷材料有明显的减磨作用。     

热喷涂MoS2/PA(聚酰胺)复合涂层的摩擦学性能及磨损机理研究

利用热喷涂技术在45钢上制备了MoS2／PA(聚酰胺)复合涂层，考察了不同填料含量复合涂层的摩擦磨损性能，采用SEM分析涂层及对偶磨损表面形貌，并探讨了填料对复合涂层摩擦磨损性能的影响机制。结果表明：填料含量大于39／6时，虽然摩擦因数较小，但磨损率很大，且大于纯PA涂层的磨损率；当填料含量小于3％时，涂层摩擦学性能有所提高。     

纳米Al/Sn金属颗粒对润滑油抗磨极压性能的影响

利用四球试验机分别对添加有纳米铅粉、锡粉以及Al Sn金属粉的润滑油进行极压和抗磨性能实验。采用SEM(扫描电子显微镜)对摩擦表面进行观察，采用EDS(能量色散谱仪)对表面进行元素测定。测试结果表明．纳米Al Sn金属粉可在较宽的载荷范围内明显改善润滑油的极压抗磨性能。其作用机理是锡粉在低载荷阶段沉积到摩擦表面起到抗磨剂作用，铝粉在高载荷阶段沉积到摩擦表面起到极压剂作用．从而实现了在低载荷到高载荷范围内对润滑油抗磨极压性能的提高．     

电流对黄铜/Al2O3弥散强化铜合金摩擦副摩擦磨损性能的影响

根据列车受电弓系统的实际工况条件,在自制的销-盘式载流摩擦磨损试验机上研究了Al2O3弥散强化铜合金销试样和黄铜（H62）盘试样摩擦副在载流条件下的滑动摩擦磨损性能,试验条件为速度20m/s、载荷0.63MPa、电流25-75A。试验结果表明,电流对黄铜/Al2O3弥散强化铜合金摩擦副的滑动干摩擦行为具有显著影响。随电流的增加,销试样的磨损率增加,摩擦因数增大,试样表层发生了磨粒磨损和粘着磨损。     

Tribo-investigation on PTFE lubricated PEEK in harsh operating conditions

A series of blends with Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) powder and Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) was developed by varying the PTFE contents in steps of 5 wt.% from 0 to 20 wt.%. The composites were evaluated for their friction and wear properties at room temperature as well as high temperature in low amplitude oscillating wear (LAOW) mode against steel (100 Cr 6) ball against polymer plate. The same blends were also evaluated in abrasive wear mode to study the influence of harsh operating conditions on wear and friction performance. Incorporation of PTFE benefited PEEK in various ways such as it increased the tribo-utility of the latter by increasing its limiting load value, removing its stick-slip tendency, lowering coefficient of friction and specific wear rate significantly. With increase in PTFE content, benefits to the wear performance increased regularly. This was not the case for friction coefficient. Lowest μ was recorded for 15% PTFE contents. The enhancement in wear and friction performance, however, was at the cost of strength properties which decreased substantially with increase in PTFE content. At 100 °C, friction coefficient and wear rates of all blends increased marginally. In abrasive wear mode, on the other hand, PTFE filled PEEK showed poorer wear resistance than neat PEEK. This was correlated with strength properties and it was observed that these blends closely followed the predictions of Ratner–Lancaster plot. SEM was used to examine the micro-structural features of worn surfaces.     

Comparison of tribological behavior of nylon composites filled with zinc oxide particles and whiskers

Mechanical properties and tribological behavior of nylon composites filled with zinc oxides were investigated in this paper. Different effects of ZnO particles and ZnO whiskers filling on the friction and wear behavior of nylon 1010 (PA1010) composites under dry friction condition were observed. The hardness, tensile strength and scratch coefficients of two kinds of nylon composites filled with the ZnO particles and whiskers were measured. Experimental results show that ZnO particles and ZnO whiskers improve the mechanical and tribological properties of nylon composites without affecting the crystallinity of nylon matrix. Hardness, tensile strength and scratch coefficient of composites are increased by the addition of ZnO particles and ZnO whiskers. Filler shape has little effect on the friction coefficients of nylon-based composites. These composites filled with particles and whiskers have nearly the same friction coefficients which locate between 0.4 and 0.45. The wear rates of composites are strongly dependent on filler shape and filler content. Particle-filled composites exhibit the lower wear rates than whisker-filled composites when the content of filler is lower than 10 wt.%. After that, the case is reversed. Ploughing and adhesion are the main wear mechanisms of composites with the addition of both ZnO particles and ZnO whiskers.     

Significant improvement of wear properties by creating micro/nano dual-scale structure in Al–Sn alloys

We present in this work evidence that significant improvement of wear behavior can be achieved by creating a dual-scale structure. An Al–12 wt%Sn bearing alloy consisting of mixtures of nanocrystalline (NC) Al–Sn powder and coarse-grained (CG) Al–Sn powder was produced by a combination of mechanical alloying and conventional powder sintering. The extent of the improvement in wear properties was related to the ratio of NC/UFG to CG, and the best properties were achieved at a ratio of 30 wt% CG. With this ratio, this dual-scale Al–Sn (CG-30) alloy had a wear resistance about 1.5 times greater than that of the monolithic NC/UFC alloy prepared by mechanical alloying, about twice that of the monolithic CG alloy. The friction coefficient decreased by nearly 13% of the CG alloy. The detailed wear mechanism investigation revealed that an optimized combination of hardness and toughness is a key for the improvement of wear properties in the dual-scale material.     

脂肪醇对Ti6Al4V/钢摩擦副摩擦磨损性能的影响

采用SRV型摩擦磨损试验机分别考察了Ti6Al4V/钢摩擦副在多种脂肪醇润滑下的摩擦磨损性能。结果表明,与液体石蜡相比,碳链长度小于碳8的脂肪醇作为Ti6Al4V/钢摩擦副的润滑剂表现出良好的润滑性能,其润滑机制是在Ti6Al4V磨损表面形成吸附膜。载荷和频率明显影响Ti6Al4V/钢摩擦副在脂肪醇润滑下的摩擦磨损行为和摩擦磨损机制:当载荷较小时,Ti6Al4V磨损表面主要发生轻微的擦伤;随着载荷增加,Ti6Al4V磨损表面擦伤严重并在更高载荷下发生较为严重犁沟和塑性变形。     

Effect of compatibilizer on the transfer and tribological behaviors of PA46/HDPE polyblends

The effect of compatibilizer HDPE-g-MAH of different contents on the transfer and tribological behaviors of PA46/HDPE polyblends was investigated, using a ring-on-block wear tester. All the polyblends showed friction as low as HDPE of 0.20. The wear of the polyblends was reduced when the compatibilizer ranged from 1 to 5 wt.%, showing a minimum value as 1/7 of that of PA46 when the concentration of the compatibilizer was 5 wt.%. Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) analyses were used to examine the worn surface and the physical state of the acid-eroded transfer films on the counterface. It was found that the physical bonding between PA46 and HDPE phases became stronger due to the better compatibility of the polyblends. The strengthened physical bonding might decrease the peel-back process of the dispersed HDPE particles from the polyblend, enhance the adhesion between the transfer film and the counterface, and ultimately decreased the wear. The formation of a transfer film on the counterface was hardly detectable, which was the primary reason for the relatively high wear of the polyblend with excess compatibilizer.     

Friction and wear characteristics of lead and its compounds filled polytetrafluoroethylene composites under oil lubricated conditions

The friction and wear properties of Pb, PbO, Pb₃O₄, or PbS filled polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) composites sliding against GCr15 bearing steel under both dry and liquid paraffin lubricated conditions were studied by using an MHK-500 ring-block wear tester. The worn surfaces and the transfer films of these PTFE composites formed on the surface of GCr15 bearing steel were then investigated by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and an optical microscope, respectively. Experimental results show that filling Pb, PbO, Pb₃O₄ or PbS to PTFE can greatly reduce the wear of the PTFE composites, but the wear reducing action of Pb₃O₄ is the most effective. Meanwhile, PbS increases the friction coefficient of the PTFE composite, but Pb and Pb₃O₄ reduce the friction coefficients of the PTFE composites. However, the friction and wear properties of lead or its compounds filled PTFE composites can be greatly improved by lubrication with liquid paraffin, and the friction coefficients of the PTFE composites can be decreased by one order of magnitude. Optical microscope investigation of transfer films shows that Pb, PbO, Pb₃O₄ and PbS enhance the adhesion of the transfer films to the surface of GCr15 bearing steel, so they greatly reduce the wear of the PTFE composites. However, the transfer of the PTFE composites onto the surface of GCr15 bearing steel can be greatly reduced by lubrication with liquid paraffin, but the transfer still takes place. SEM examination of worn surfaces shows that the interaction between liquid paraffin and the PTFE composites creates some cracks on the worn surfaces of the PTFE composites; the creation and development of the cracks reduces the load-carrying capacity of the PTFE composites, and this leads to deterioration of the friction and wear properties of the PTFE composites filled with lead or its compounds under higher loads in liquid paraffin lubrication.     

Tribological performance of an ionic liquid as a lubricant for steel/aluminium contacts

The wear and friction behaviour of an ionic liquid 1‐ethyl‐3‐hexylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (L206) was investigated as a lubricant for steel/aluminium contacts using an Optimol SRV® oscillating friction and wear tester. The elemental composition and chemical nature of the antiwear films generated on the aluminium surface were analysed using a scanning electron microscope with a Kevex energy dispersive X‐ray analyser attachment (SEM/EDS) and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). A low friction coefficient (˜0.05) was recorded when lubricating with L206; a small amount of water (5 wt. %) in L206 effectively reduced the wear volume and greatly increased the microhardness of the aluminium alloy, but had little effect on the friction coefficient. The SEM/EDS results showed that severe corrosive wear occurred on the aluminium alloy when lubricating with neat L206, which could be avoided by the addition of water in L206. The XPS results indicated that the species AlF₃, Al₂O₃, AlO(OH), and Al(OH)₃ formed during friction; there was no indication of boron on the worn surfaces.     

Friction and wear properties of Fe7Mo6-based alloy in ethyl alcohol

In this study, the friction and wear properties of Fe₇Mo₆-based alloy, Fe and Mo disk specimens sliding against ASTM 52100 steel and Cu and SiC ball (or pin) specimens in ethyl alcohol were evaluated using an Optimol SRV oscillating friction and wear tester. The Fe₇Mo₆-based alloy disk specimens exhibited more stable friction coefficients than the Fe and Mo disk specimens when slid against the ASTM 52100 steel ball specimen. On the other hand, the Fe/SiC tribo-pairs exhibited the lowest average friction coefficients (0.14-0.17).