Comparison between radial fretting and dual-motion fretting features of cortical bone

Fretting tests were carried out to compare the effect of radial and dual-motion modes on wear of cortical bone. A titanium ball was rubbed against fresh human cortical bone under controlled load and motion test conditions. Dual-motion fretting mode produced more severe damage than radial fretting, with more debris occurring at the worn surface. Cracks were abundant in radial fretting and they were significantly affected by the microstructure of cortical bone; this effect was not obvious in the case of the dual-motion fretting mode. Radial fretting test could be used to evaluate the anisotropy of material and crack propagation of brittle cortical bone.     

Investigation of micro-cracking behaviors of human femur cortical bone during radial fretting

Radial fretting tests on human femur cortical bone with a ball-on-flat configuration were carried out in vitro under different normal contact loads. The kinetics behaviors and damage characteristics of the cortical bone were analyzed using the load versus displacement (F-D) curves. The fretting scars were examined using laser confocal scanning microscopy (LCSM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A nano-indenter was used to characterize the mechanical property of the osteon of the cortical bone. Morphologies showed that the primary damage form was due to micro-cracking. Around the osteon, three kinds of micro-crack configurations were observed; i.e. annular cracks—located at the concentric lamellae; radial cracks—initiated from the Harversion canal; and interstitial cracks—initiated and propagated between the interstitial lamellae. Plenty of interstitial cracks occurred in the wear scar, which indicated that the interstitial tissue was the weak zone in the structure of cortical bone. In addition, the contact stresses under the radial fretting condition were calculated by the finite element method analysis (FEMs) and the behaviors of cracking were explained. The results demonstrated that the stress concentration that occurred around the Harversian canal and osteon system resulted in a better resistance than that from the interstitial tissue. The concentric lamellae presented a better radial-fretting resistance and contact fatigue resistance than that from the interstitial lamellae.     

On the mechanisms of various fretting wear modes

According to relative motion directions for a ball-on-flat contact, there are four fundamental fretting wear modes, e.g., tangential, radial, torsional and rotational modes. In this paper, the mechanisms of these four fundamental fretting wear modes, particularly for the later three modes, have been reviewed from results obtained by the authors in combination with results from literature. Some general features have been reported. Differences both in running and degradation behavior have been discussed in detail. Results showed that some similar laws for three fretting regimes (partial slip regime, mixed regime and slip regime), fretting maps (running condition fretting map and material response fretting map), wear and cracking mechanisms obtained from the classic mode (i.e. tangential fretting) were also identified and useful to characterize the other modes. Nevertheless, the occurrence of relative slip for the radial fretting, the formation of mixed regime for the torsional fretting, the evolution of surface morphology for the rotational fretting were quite different compared to that of the classical fretting mode.     

An experimental study torsional fretting behaviors of LZ50 steel

Four simple fretting modes are defined according to relative motion: tangential, radial, rotational, and torsional fretting. This paper presents a new test rig that was developed from a low-speed reciprocating rotary system to show torsional fretting wear under ball-on-flat contact. Torsional fretting behavior was investigated for LZ50 steel flats against AISI52100 steel balls under various angular displacement amplitudes and normal loads. The friction torques and dissipation energy were analyzed in detail. Two types of T–θ curves in the shape of quasi-parallelograms and ellipticals were found that correspond to gross and partial slips, respectively. The experimental results showed that the dynamic behavior and damage processes depend strongly on the normal loads, angular displacement amplitudes, and cycles. In this paper, the debris and oxidation behaviors and detachment of particles in partial and gross slip regimes are also discussed. Debris and oxidation are shown to have important roles during the torsional fretting processes. The wear mechanism of torsional fretting was a combination of abrasive and oxidative wear and delamination before third-body bed formation. The mechanism was then transformed into third-body wear after a great amount of debris formed.     

Radial fretting behaviours of dental ceramics

Radial fretting tests on a Si₃N₄ ceramics ball opposite to the two dental ceramics flats (Vita VMK95 and Cerec Vita Mark II) have been carried out. The test apparatus was developed from a tension-compression hydraulic machine. Maximum normal load (F_max) was varied from 100 to 800 N with a speed of 6 mm/min, and the number of cycles from 1 to 10⁵. The fretting scars were examined by optical microscope and laser confocal scanning microscope (LCSM). The results of kinetics behaviours showed that all loading and unloading curves of load (F)–displacement (D) curves were almost superposed in the whole fretting process for two dental ceramics under a lower normal load (), and all F–D curves opened, correspondingly some micro-cracks initiated and developed in contact area, when the normal load increased to a higher level (). Under lower normal load, the fretting scars displayed the worn zones in shape of annulus. The cracks in shape of homocentric circularity can be observed for Vita VMK95 at and for Cerec Vita Mark II at . Therefore, there is better radial fretting damage resistance for Cerec Vita Mark II. In the microslip zone, the microscopic analysis showed that the particles detached by the mechanism of delamination. It the meantime, the competing mechanisms of fatigue cracks and wear also were discussed in this paper.     

690合金材料的微动磨损特性研究

利用微动磨损试验机,在载荷50N以及位移幅值为60μm、100μm、150μm的工况下,研究了690合金材料在常温下的微动磨损行为及其动力学特性,采用激光共焦扫描显微镜(LCSM)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察磨痕微观形貌。结果表明,载荷和位移幅值对微动特征有很大的影响,微动运行完全处于滑移状态。在滑移区,滑移磨损严重、磨痕面积大。690合金材料的磨损机制主要表现为磨粒磨损与剥层的共同作用。     

Study of seizure of coated and treated titanium alloy under fretting conditions

Titanium alloys are well known to present poor sliding behaviour and high wear values. Various coatings (soft thick coatings and thin hard coatings) and treatments have been tested to prevent such an occurrence under fretting conditions at high frequency of displacement (100 Hz). An original test apparatus, using an open-loop system, has been performed to directly display the phenomenon of seizure. No seizure was recorded at low load (6 N), while, at higher load (10 N), all samples undergo a more or less early seizure. The total sliding distance D₀ proved to be a pertinent parameter to study the seizure resistance. Furthermore, the results highlight that D₀ is linked to the total energy dissipated in the contact, E_dt, and reveal two distinct behaviours at low load, which suggest two distinct dissipating mechanisms of energy. The first trend can be connected with the plastic deformation and the trapping process of debris within the contact zone occurring on soft coatings. The second trend can be related to the higher debris ejection observed on hard samples. So, soft thick coating satisfies most of the chosen criteria except those of wear. In contrast, thin and hard coatings are not sufficient to totally protect the substrate but they are already able to efficiently reduce wear.     

Mechanical and experimental investigation on nuclear fuel fretting

A mechanical approach to the nuclear fuel fretting problem is studied in this paper to find a possible and efficient way of a wear restraint. Two different contours of the spacer grid spring and dimple were developed to increase the contact area. Fretting wear experiments were carried out for the developed springs and tube specimens. Contact forces of 10 and 30 N, and slip displacements of 50–100 μm were applied under the environment of air as well as water at room temperature. Wear scars on the rods were examined to observe the effect of the mechanical approach on the wear. Especially, the influence of a contour deviation which occurred during fabrication and the wear particle accumulation in the clearance region were investigated in detail. It was found that the contact shape influenced the feature and the behavior of the length, width and volumetric shape of the wear. For the model of fuel fretting wear, equivalent depth (D_e) is suggested as a new parameter that can represent the wear severity.     

Fretting wear behavior of AZ91D and AM60B magnesium alloys

The fretting wear behavior of the AZ91D and AM60B magnesium alloys are investigated using a reciprocating fretting wear machine under dry conditions with different numbers of cycles, different normal loads, slip amplitudes and frequencies. The worn surfaces and wear debris were examined using scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy in order to understand the predominant wear mechanisms of two magnesium alloys. The results indicate that the AZ91D alloy displays a lower friction coefficient and lower wear quantity than the AM60B alloy. The AZ91D shows a higher capability than AM60B in resisting crack nucleation and propagation. Both AZ91D and AM60B show similar friction and wear characteristics. The wear quantity increases with increasing normal load, but decreases with increasing frequency. The friction coefficient also decreases as the normal load is increased. Fretting frequency had little effect on the friction coefficient. In a long term, the fatigue wear and abrasive wear were the predominant wear mechanisms for AM60B and delamination wear, adhesive wear and abrasive wear for AZ91D.     

High temperature fretting wear behavior of WC-25Co coatings prepared by D-gun spraying on Ti-Al-Zr titanium alloy

Detonation gun (D-gun) spraying is one of the most promising spraying techniques for producing wear-resistance coatings. A thick layer (about 0.3 mm thickness) of WC-25Co with high hardness was covered on Ti-Al-Zr titanium alloy by D-gun spraying and the fretting wear behavior of WC-25Co coatings was studied experimentally on a high precision hydraulic fretting wear test rig. An experimental layout was designed to perform fretting wear tests at elevated temperatures from room temperature (25 °C) to 400 °C in ambient air. In the tests, a sphere (Si₃N₄ ceramic ball) was designed to rub against a plane (Ti-Al-Zr titanium alloy with or without WC-25Co coatings). It was found that the fretting running regimes of WC-25Co coatings were obviously different from those of Ti-Al-Zr titanium alloy. The mixed fretting regime disappeared in WC-25Co coatings, and the boundaries in the running condition fretting map (RCFM) showed hardly any change as temperature increased. The worn scars were examined using a laser confocal scanning microscope (LCSM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed that the coefficients of friction (COF) of WC-25Co coatings at elevated temperatures were nearly constant in the partial slip regime and very low in the steady state. The fretting damage of the coatings was very slight. In the slip regime, the WC-25Co coatings exhibited a good wear resistance, and the wear volume of the coatings obviously decreased with increasing tested temperature. The fretting wear mechanisms of WC-25Co coatings were delamination, abrasive wear and oxidation wear at elevated temperature. The oxide debris layer formed at higher temperature was denser and thicker on top of WC-25Co coatings, thus providing more surface protection against fretting wear, which played an important role in the low fretting wear of the coatings.     

Friction behavior of quenched and tempered steel in partial and gross slip conditions in fretting point contact

Tangential traction caused by friction in contacting surfaces is a major factor in fretting fatigue that increases stress levels and leads to a reduction in fatigue life. Friction in fretting contact was studied in partial, mixed and gross slip conditions on quenched and tempered steel. Measurements were made with sphere-on-plane contact geometry for polished and ground surfaces. Friction was evaluated from on-line energy ratio and, after the tests, from wear marks. A maximum friction coefficient of over 1.0 was measured at mixed slip zone with polished surfaces, whereas ground surfaces promote lower values in similar operating conditions. The friction coefficient dependence on load cycles and loading frequency is also presented and briefly discussed. The friction data and understanding thus gained is to be used for evaluation of crack initiation with the numerical fretting fatigue model.     

Progress in standardization of fretting fatigue terminology and testing

This paper reviews the current ASTM, ISO, and other standards that pertain in part to fretting fatigue and fretting wear testing. A historical perspective gives some background on why there still are relatively few standards for fretting fatigue and fretting wear testing. Current standards on the books tend to be application specific. In the past few years, there have been some new activities in standardization. These developments along with future needs in standardization are discussed.     

Research on the fretting wear behavior of silicon wafers before and after carbon ions implantation

Carbon ions with different doses of 2×10¹⁵ and 2×10¹⁶ ions/cm² were implanted into single crystal silicon wafers under an energy level of 80 keV. The nanohardness and elastic modulus of silicon wafers were studied on the nano-mechanical testing system. The fretting wear tests were performed on the UMT-2 Micro-tribometer to evaluate the fretting wear resistance of C⁺ implanted silicon wafer and to investigate its micro-tribological properties. The results demonstrate that the nanohardness and elastic modulus of silicon wafer with dose of 2×10¹⁵ ions/cm² decreased and those of 2×10¹⁶ ions/cm² changed little. Implanted silicon wafer with dose of 2×10¹⁶ ions/cm² had much lower coefficient of friction and wear volume under low loads, which suggests a significant effect of friction-reducing and anti-wear. The results also indicate that abrasive wear was the main wear mechanism for both virgin silicon and C⁺ implanted silicon with dose of 2×10¹⁵ ions/cm². However, adhesive wear played a significant role in the wear mechanism of the C⁺ implanted silicon with dose of 2×10¹⁶ ions/cm² under the low loads, while the abrasive wear dominated the wear mechanism under high loads.     

Design effects on the fretting wear behaviour of ball bearings

A change in design of a ball bearing is described based on the results of numerical and experimental analysis to reduce fretting wear. Increasing the radii of curvature of the inner and outer races by a small amount reduces the product of the relative slip δ and the tangential traction τ at the contact region, both of which are caused by Heathcote slip. This results in the consequent reduction in fretting wear because there is a good correlation between the amount of fretting wear and τδ. This prediction is confirmed experimentally by increasing the groove radius of the inner race from 4.02 to 4.21 mm for a ball of radius 3.97 mm.     

Third body effects on friction and wear during fretting of steel contacts

Fretting wear proceeds through particle detachment from the contacting surfaces which, while trapped in the contact zone, can affect the frictional and wear response. Ball-on-flat fretting experiments were carried out between steel specimens under gross slip regime. A transition in the coefficient of friction was linked to a critical contact pressure. The microstructure and chemical composition of the third body evolve with the applied pressure. The evolution of the friction coefficient is strongly dependent on the third body properties. The wear is controlled by the applied load and thus the real contact area within the wear track.     

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.     

三环减速器偏心套微动磨损分析

三环减速器在运转过程中产生磨损及发热的原因是作用于偏心套上的交变转矩在平键联接处产生的微动现象。本文提出了消除微动磨损的有效措施。     

Multiscale computation of fretting wear at the blade/disk interface

Dovetail joints between fan blades and the disk of turbine engines are subjected to fretting. The objective of this research is to realize wear prediction by computational methods. The goal is obviously the estimation of wear kinetics, but also to obtain worn surfaces, and permit the manufacturer to realize complementary design analyses with worn surfaces. A wear law developed for titanium alloy and based on the friction dissipated energy is used. A computational method based on a three scale analysis is presented. The originality consists of coupling a semi-analytical (SA) contact solver with the FE method for the structural behavior, allowing a fine discretization of the contact zone. Contact computations are fast enough to realize cyclic wear computations. Results for the blade/disk system are exhibited.     

Prediction of fretting wear using boundary element method

The simulation method of the fretting wear prediction using boundary element method is developed. The contact pressure and the contact width which is the first step to predict fretting wear are obtained from contact analysis of a semi-infinite solid based on the use of influence functions and patch solutions. The geometrical updating is based on nodal wear depths computed using Archard’s equation for sliding wear. The prediction of fretting wear for two cases of contact problems is performed; one is two-dimensional cylinder on flat contact which is for the comparison with a previous model by finite element method; the other is three-dimensional spherical contact. It is observed that for two-dimensional cylindrical contact the boundary element method developed in this study reduced the calculation time by 1/48 compared to FE method. We also showed the use of developed simulation technique is efficient to predict the fretting wear for three-dimensional spherical contact.     

On the behaviour of an oil lubricated fretting contact

Although many engineering situations involving fretting damage are lubricated, comparatively little has been reported on this aspect of fretting wear. The viscosity of the lubricating oil and its boundary layer performance are expected to influence fretting behaviour, in addition to the normal fretting parameters, such as stroke and contact force.

This paper examines the effect of lubrication regime, oil viscosity and stroke on the behaviour of a ball-against-flat specimen arrangement. Ball and flat specimens were both manufactured from a bearing steel (SUJ2). Polybutane oils, without additives, covering a range of viscosities from 1 to 10 000 cSt, and fretting strokes up to 35 μm were investigated. The lubricating oil was added to the fretting interface after 0, 3 and 2000 fretting cycles had been completed. Lubrication regime, oil viscosity and stroke were all found to affect fretting behaviour in terms of both coefficient of friction (or traction coefficient) and wear. For strokes less than 9 μm, i.e. for conditions approaching almost complete ‘stick’, coefficient of friction values under oil lubrication were well in excess of double those observed without it. These high values suggest that the oil was unable to penetrate into the fretting contact region, but did maintain a shield around it, so that metal-on-metal contact was maintained under oxygen deprived conditions. The lowest values of steady state coefficient of friction (≈ 0.2) were observed when oil lubrication was applied after 2000 cycles had been completed, indicating that surface roughening and the presence of oxide films and oxidised debris assisted penetration of the lubricant into the fretting contact zone.