碳基薄膜水润滑性能的研究进展

评述了碳基薄膜如类金刚石薄膜(DLC)和非晶氮化碳(a-CNx)薄膜水润滑的研究现状和进展。分析了第2元素加入和摩擦副材料对碳基薄膜在水中摩擦磨损特性的影响,探讨了碳基薄膜在水中的磨损机制。指出:氢化或氮化碳基薄膜的磨损率与摩擦副材料的水合反应有关,若摩擦副材料易于摩擦水合反应,碳基薄膜的磨损率很低;3种DLC薄膜在水中的磨损率与DLC的种类和对磨钢球材料无关,都在10-8mm3/(N.m)的数量级上变动;a-CNx/Si基非氧化物陶瓷摩擦副显示很低的摩擦因数和低的磨损率;在相同条件下,a-CNx薄膜比a-C薄膜更能显示优异的水润滑性能。     

BCN基薄膜微结构及摩擦学特性研究进展

综述BCN基薄膜微结构以及摩擦学特性的研究进展;分析元素含量对BCN基薄膜微结构的影响,并阐述薄膜微结构对薄膜机械特性和摩擦学特性的影响。指出:BCN基薄膜微结构受到薄膜制备参数的影响;薄膜机械特性与薄膜微结构有关,而薄膜摩擦学特性与薄膜微结构和摩擦试验环境相关。同时讨论通过优化制备参数来制备性能更加优异的薄膜,以及探究薄膜在不同润滑环境下的磨损机制,并评估其实际工业应用的可行性。     

柴油机活塞环表面类金刚石薄膜在模拟工况下摩擦学性能

大缸径、长冲程的大功率柴油机的活塞环-缸套摩擦副易发生异常磨损,使柴油机动力性能丧失,甚至发生拉缸等重大事故,通过先进的表面处理技术可显著改善活塞环-缸套摩擦副的润滑条件,提高活塞环-缸套摩擦副的摩擦学性能。采用阴极电弧离子镀技术在铬-陶瓷复合镀(CKS)活塞环表面制备厚度为7 μm的DLC薄膜,研究CKS活塞环表面的DLC薄膜在柴油机模拟工况下的摩擦学性能。结果表明：在干摩擦、室温贫油和高温贫油的工况下,CKS活塞环表面的DLC薄膜可以显著减小活塞环-缸套摩擦副对摩的摩擦因数,降低缸套的磨损;摩擦过程中DLC薄膜与润滑油的协同润滑作用以及DLC薄膜的石墨化是改善活塞环-缸套摩擦副摩擦学性能的主要原因。     

类金刚石薄膜摩擦机理及其摩擦学性能影响因素的研究现状

类金刚石薄膜(DLC)具有十分优异的减摩耐磨性能,是一种极具发展潜力的固体润滑材料。但其摩擦学性能受到很多因素的影响,这些因素主要可以分为两大类:固有因素和外在因素。在不同的固有因素和外界因素影响下DLC薄膜的摩擦学性能会产生较大差异,这大大制约了人们对其摩擦学行为及摩擦机理的认识,限制了其应用范围的扩展。总结了目前有关DLC薄膜摩擦机理的三种理论,即转移膜理论、滑行界面石墨化理论和化学吸附钝化悬键理论,并在此基础上概括分析了各固有因素和外界因素对DLC薄膜摩擦学性能的影响及其机理,提出未来可以从基础理论和相关技术两方面对DLC薄膜的摩擦学性能展开深入研究。     

不同温湿度下风电轴承表面防护DLC薄膜微动摩擦特性

针对湿热环境下风电绝缘轴承的微动磨损失效问题，采用等离子体增强化学气相沉积工艺在绝缘涂层Al₂O₃表面沉积类金刚石碳(DLC)薄膜，研究温湿度对其微动摩擦特性的影响。结果表明：DLC薄膜在适当高温下均具有良好的摩擦学性能，在湿度为80%RH时的平均摩擦因数较小；温湿度较高的环境有利于降低DLC薄膜的微动磨损程度，提高绝缘轴承的防护程度；对磨痕处进行拉曼光谱分析表明摩擦过程中DLC薄膜磨痕表面杂化键sp²/sp³比值均大幅上升，且薄膜发生了石墨化转变。DLC薄膜在高温下的低摩擦行为主要是由于DLC薄膜表面石墨化过渡层和磨损表面石墨化的协同作用。     

类金刚石碳基薄膜在1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐中的摩擦学性能

利用射频等离子体增强化学气相沉积技术,以甲烷为气源,在单晶硅(P(001))衬底上制备类金刚石碳基薄膜(DLC);利用高速往复摩擦磨损试验机分别测试DLC薄膜/Al2O3球摩擦副在大气环境下和1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐离子液润滑下的摩擦磨损性能;利用光学显微镜,X射线光电子能谱和三维轮廓仪分别对磨痕、磨痕表面元素和磨损率进行考察。实验结果表明:DLC薄膜在离子液润滑时,在低载荷下减摩作用明显,但在较高载荷下摩擦因数较无离子液润滑时高,且不随载荷增加而变化,推测是离子液形成了边界润滑膜;XPS分析表明这层边界润滑膜可能是由离子液物理吸附在摩擦接触面上形成的,并且对DLC薄膜有很强的抗磨作用。     

类金刚石薄膜

DLC是英文DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON一次的缩写。DLC是一种由碳元素构成、在性质上和钻石类似,同时又具有石墨原子组成结构的物质。类金刚石薄膜(DLC)是一种非晶态薄膜,由于具有高硬度和高弹性模量,低摩擦因数,耐磨损以及良好的真空摩擦学特性,很适合于作为耐磨     

滑动表面仿生微结构的摩擦学效应

主要阐述在3种不同摩擦条件下(干摩擦、油润滑、水润滑),仿生表面微结构的形状、尺寸和分布密度对滑动表面摩擦学效应的影响.在干摩擦条件下,滑动表面仿生微结构能够将磨屑存储起来,排除了磨屑在滑动表面上的聚集,改善了摩擦学性能.而在油和水润滑条件下,仿生微结构能产生液体动压润滑薄膜和微型动压润滑室,导致承载能力增强和摩擦因数降低.因此,仿生表面微结构能显著地降低摩擦因数,提高滑动表面抗磨损的能力.     

工艺条件对类金刚石薄膜在不同介质环境下摩擦学性能的影响研究

考察了基底负偏压对类金刚石薄膜(DLC)在无水和有水环境下摩擦性能的影响。利用电子回旋共振等离子体化学气相方法沉积制备DLC薄膜,利用激光拉曼(Raman)、原子力显微镜(AFM)和纳米硬度计表征了其结构特征,用UMT型多功能摩擦磨损实验机考察了其摩擦性能,并用光学显微镜分析了磨痕特征。结果表明:随着基底偏压的增加,表面粗糙度减小;在无水条件下,基底偏压较低的DLC薄膜摩擦因数较高,并存在一定的波动性,基底偏压较高时,摩擦因数较低。在有水条件下,基底偏压对摩擦因数影响不大。总体来说,加水后薄膜磨损较为严重。     

DLC薄膜的表面形貌及其摩擦学性能研究

以真空蒸发碳离子束辅助镀膜法制备了DLC薄膜，通过原子力显微镜(AFM)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察了该薄膜的表面形貌，对该薄膜的表面形貌对其摩擦学行为的影响进行了研究。研究发现：用真空蒸发碳离子束辅助镀膜的方法制备的类金刚石薄膜表面光滑，颗粒均匀，粒度小，摩擦因数降低；DLC薄膜比弹簧钢片及Ti6Al4V球基体耐磨；DLC薄膜的摩擦学性能在摩擦过程中会进一步改善。     

Tribological Performance of Diamond and Diamondlike Carbon Films at Elevated Temperatures

In this study, the authors investigated the tribological performance of diamond and diamondlike carbon (DLC) films as a function of temperature. Both films were deposited on silicon carbide (SiC) by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition and ion-beam deposition processes. Tribological tests were performed on a reciprocating wear machine in open air (20 to 30% relative humidity) and under a 10 N load using SiC pins. For the test conditions explored, the steady-state friction coefficients of test pairs without a diamond or DLC film were 0.7 to 0.9 and the average wear rates of pins were 10^?5 to 10^?7 mm³/N·m, depending on ambient temperature. DLC films reduced the steady-slate friction coefficients of the test pairs by factors of three to five and the wear rates of pins by two to three orders of magnitude. Low friction coefficients were also obtained with the diamond films, but wear rates of the counterface pins were high due to the very abrasive nature of these films. The wear of SiC disks coated with either diamond or DLC films was virtually unmeasurable while the wear of uncoated disks was substantial. Test results showed that the DLC films could afford low friction up to about 300° C. At higher temperatures, the DLC films graphitized and were removed from the surface. The diamond films could withstand much higher tempera-lures, but their tribological behavior degraded. Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to elucidate the friction and wear mechanisms of both films at high temperatures.     

Friction and Wear of Various DLC Films in Water and Air Environments

Three types of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films, pure DLC, F-containing DLC, and a Si-containing DLC film, were deposited on a WC–Co substrate by a plasma-enhanced CVD technique. Friction and wear properties were determined using a ball-on-plate type reciprocating friction tester in water, comparing the water results to those in ambient air. The friction coefficient of DLC and F–DLC films in water was considerably lower than that in air. With Si–DLC, the friction was almost the same level in both water and air, and was less than 0.1. The specific wear rate of films in water was much smaller than that in air and varied around the low level of 10^–8 mm³/Nm in water, The mating ball wear was also less than 10^–8 mm³/Nm. With DLC and F–DLC films, the transferred amount of material on the friction surface of a mating ball was larger in a water environment than that in air. With a Si–DLC film, the difference in the transferred amount when exposed to either the water or air environment was negligible.     

类金刚石薄膜微观摩擦性能的FFM评价——针尖尺度效应

采用等离子体增强气相沉积制备了类金刚石薄膜，利用原子力显微镜的轻敲模式观察了它们的形貌，并在考虑外加载荷和扫描速度的基础上，用摩擦力显微镜（FFM）对比考察了尖端探针和平头探针对类金刚石薄膜摩擦性能评价的影响。结果表明：类金刚石薄膜的表面粗糙度随基底负偏压的增加而减小；存在于探针和类金刚石薄膜之间的水膜对尖端探针的剪切阻力贡献较大，且尖端探针测得的摩擦力变化趋势受扫描速度影响显著；水膜对平头探针起着不同形式的润滑作用，从而导致平头探针和类金刚石薄膜之间摩擦性能的速度效应存在差异；利用摩擦力显微镜考察类金刚石薄膜的摩擦性能时，存在着明显的针尖尺寸效应。     

不同介质下CrN_X薄膜的摩擦学特性研究

采用电弧离子镀技术在45#钢衬底表面沉积了CrNX薄膜.用显微硬度计测试了薄膜的硬度,用X射线衍射仪分析了薄膜的相结构,用球-盘式摩擦磨损试验机评价了在不同介质条件下(干摩擦、水润滑、油润滑)CrNX薄膜的摩擦学性能,用表面轮廓仪测试了磨痕处的磨痕轮廓,用扫描电镜(SEM)观察了薄膜磨痕形貌.结果表明,相对于干摩擦,水润滑和油润滑条件下,CrNX薄膜的摩擦因数和磨痕深度都有明显降低的趋势.干摩擦条件下薄膜主要表现为磨粒磨损;水润滑条件下,主要表现为腐蚀磨损;油润滑条件下由于油膜在两摩擦表面的吸附,薄膜几乎无磨损.     

负偏压对DLC薄膜结构和摩擦学性能的影响

采用离子束溅射沉积镀膜法制备了DLC薄膜,研究了偏压对薄膜性能的影响。通过原子力显微镜(AFM)和拉曼光谱对DLC薄膜的表面形貌以及内部结构进行了分析表征。并用UTM-2摩擦磨损仪对其摩擦学性能进行了测试。结果表明,利用离子束溅射沉积制备的DLC薄膜具有良好的减摩抗磨性能。随着偏压的增加薄膜的摩擦因数先减小后增加,在-150 V偏压时,薄膜的摩擦学性能最好。     

Tribological Performance of Alternating-Layered Si-DLC/DLC Films Under Humid Conditions

The tribological behavior of alternating-layered diamond-like carbon (DLC) films was examined under a variety of humid conditions. Alternating deposited layers with Si-incorporated DLC (Si-DLC) and DLC films were prepared using a hybrid coating system. The residual stress of the alternating-layered films was reduced while the hardness was relatively less dependent on the number of alternating-layered sets. A ball-on-disk type tribological test was carried out under the following humid conditions: dry, 50% and 90% relative humidity. The friction coefficient for higher number of alternating-layered sets decreased with increasing humidity conditions but there was no dependency on the wear rate.     

Improved Tribological Behavior of DLC Films Under Water Lubrication by Surface Texturing

Textured diamond-like carbon (DLC) films with the pattern of parallel grooves were developed by depositing DLC on textured stainless substrates in a PVD system. The texturing effects on tribological performance of DLC in water-lubricated condition were investigated. Results show that introducing specific patterns into DLC film not only retains the low friction coefficients, but also dramatically extends coating lifetime through affecting the coating delamination behavior and graphitization process during friction. Besides the adherence difference induced by surface texturing which could influence the delamination, another possible mechanism, “buffer stripes”, which is characteristic of the lateral soft/hard periodical structure, was proposed by us based on the Micro-Raman spectroscopy and nanoindentation analysis. Additionally, a much lower graphitization for textured DLC during friction may also be responsible for the improved wear resistance.