Friction and wear behavior of three-dimensional braided carbon fiber/epoxy composites under lubricated sliding conditions

The friction and wear characteristics of three-dimensional (3D) braided carbon fiber-epoxy (C_3D/EP) composites under lubricated sliding conditions against a quenched medium-carbon steel counterface were studied. Wear tests were performed under different loads at two velocities. Comparative wear tests under dry conditions were carried out to investigate the influence of lubrication. Tribological properties of the C_3D/EP composites with various fiber loadings and two different fiber-matrix adhesion strengths were assessed. It was found that the lubricated contact promoted lower wear rates and friction coefficients. Compared to dry sliding, the tribological performance of the C_3D/EP composites under lubrication was less dependent on fiber content, fiber-matrix bonding, load, and velocity than dry sliding. The worn surfaces of the C_3D/EP composites were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to explore the relevant mechanisms.     

Dry sliding wear behavior of heat treated hybrid metal matrix composite using Taguchi techniques

Dry sliding wear behavior of zinc based alloy and composite reinforced with SiCp (9 wt%) and Gr (3 wt%) fabricated by stir casting method was investigated. Heat treatment (HT) and aging of the specimen were carried out, followed by water quenching. Wear behavior was evaluated using pin on disc apparatus. Taguchi technique was used to estimate the parameters affecting the wear significantly. The effect of HT was that it reduced the microcracks, residual stresses and improved the distribution of microconstituents. The influence of various parameters like applied load, sliding speed and sliding distance on wear behavior was investigated by means and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Further, correlation between the parameters was determined by multiple linear regression equation for each response. It was observed that the applied load significantly influenced the wear volume loss (WVL), followed by sliding speed implying that increase in either applied load or sliding speed increases the WVL. Whereas for composites, sliding distance showed a negative influence on wear indicating that increase in sliding distance reduces WVL due to the presence of reinforcements. The wear mechanism of the worn out specimen was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy. The analysis shows that the formation and retention of ceramic mixed mechanical layer (CMML) plays a major role in the dry sliding wear resistance.     

Effect of different matrices on wear characteristics of glass woven roving/polymer composites

The influence of three thermosetting matrix resins — epoxy, polyester and poly(vinylbutyral)-modified phenolic — on the sliding wear of glass woven roving reinforced polymer composites under dry conditions has been investigated. Amongst the three composites, glass/phenolic composites exhibit the highest mechanical properties whereas the highest wear resistance (minimum specific wear rate) is offered by glass/epoxy composites. The critical velocity, at which the specific wear attains a minimum value, is higher for glass/polyester composite than for the other two composites. The lowest coefficient of friction has been observed in glass/phenolic composites at all sliding velocities.     

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.     

Impact of lubrication on the tribological behaviour of PTFE composites for guide rings application

In this study, the friction and wear behaviours of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-based composites were comparatively evaluated under dry sliding and oil-lubricated conditions. Two PTFE composites filled with bronze and bronze + molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) were considered. These composites were used as guide rings for hydraulic actuating cylinder. Friction and wear tests of the composite specimens sliding against high chromium steel ball were conducted using reciprocating linear tribometer. The wear mechanisms of the composites under the two different sliding conditions were analysed and discussed based on scanning electron microscopic (SEM) examinations of the worn surface and optical micrographs of the steel counterface. Under the oil-lubricated condition, the friction and wear behaviours of the composites were considerably improved if compared to that under the dry sliding. The oil adsorbed layer limited the transfer of the composite to the steel counterface and avoided the oxidation of the MoS₂ during the sliding test.     

炭纤维增强聚醚醚酮复合材料在水润滑下的摩擦学行为

考察了炭纤维及PTFE增强PEEK复合材料在干摩擦和水润滑下的摩擦学性能,并研究了该复合材料在两种条件下的磨损机理.结果表明,干摩擦下复合材料的摩擦系数和磨损率随负荷的增加不断减小;水润滑下复合材料的摩擦系数随负荷的变化不大,磨损率随负荷的增加而增大.干摩擦下,复合材料的磨损以粘着磨损和磨粒磨损为主.水润滑条件下,磨损表面比较光滑,仅有微切削的痕迹,磨损方式以轻微磨粒磨损为主.干摩擦条件下,摩擦对偶表面仅有轻微的犁沟形成,表面形成一层薄而均匀且结合紧密的转移膜.水润滑下,对偶表面犁沟较深,犁削作用明显,转移膜的形成被明显抑制.水的冷却作用使得向摩擦对偶的粘着转移明显减轻,同时由于摩擦表面吸附水膜的边界润滑作用,显著改善复合材料的摩擦磨损性能.     

A Comparative Investigation of the Tribological Behavior of Short Fiber Reinforced Polyimide Composites Under Dry Sliding and Water-Lubricated Condition

The friction and wear behavior of high performance polyimide (PI) and its composites reinforced with short cut fibers such as carbon fiber, glass fiber and quartz fiber was comparatively evaluated under dry sliding and water-lubricated condition, aiming at selecting matching materials for the pumps of pure water power transmission. The wear mechanisms of the composites under the two different sliding conditions were also comparatively discussed, based on scanning electron microscopic examination of the worn composite and steel counterpart surfaces. As the results, the PI composites reinforced with carbon fiber have the best mechanical and tribological properties compared with glass fiber and quartz fiber. PI composites sliding against stainless steel register lower friction coefficients and wear rates under water-lubricated condition than under dry sliding though the transfer of PI and its composites was considerably hindered in this case. PI and its composites are characterized by plastic deformation, micro cracking, and spalling under both dry-and water-lubricated sliding. Such plastic deformation, micro cracking, and spalling is significantly abated under water-lubricated condition. The glass and quart2 fibers were easily abraded and broken when sliding against steel in water environment, the broken fibers transferred to the mating metal surface and increase the surface roughness of mating stainless steel. This is probably the cause of the increased wear rate of glass fiber and quartz fiber PI composites in this case.     

Wear behavior of WC<Subscript>P</Subscript>/Fe–C composites under high-speed dry sliding

WC_P/Fe–C composites are manufactured by centrifugal casting method. Dry sliding wear behaviors of the composites containing about 70 vol.% of WC_P were investigated at room temperature against 3Cr2W8V die steel counter face. And wear experiments were performed under loads of 50, 100, 150, and 200 N and sliding velocities of 20, 40, 60, and 80 m/s. Results showed that at the low load of 50 N, the composites, under different sliding velocities, all displayed significantly superior wear resistance. Meanwhile the results also showed that the variation of wear weight loss and wear rate of the composites was almost linear with sliding velocity when the sliding velocity and the load were below 60 m/s and 100 N. But as the sliding velocity and the load exceed 60 m/s and 100 N, the weight loss and wear rate of the composites increased rapidly. But the effect of the load applied on wear weight loss and wear rate was larger than that of the sliding velocity. Finally, the mechanism of the dry sliding wear is discussed in the article.     

Wear behaviour of aluminium matrix composite materials

Wear behaviour of aluminium matrix composites is characterized by the dry spindle wear test under various conditions (volume fractions of reinforcements, sliding distances and speeds). Wear resistance of composites is improved due to the presence of reinforcements, but no noticeable improvements are observed in the wear resistance with more than 20% addition of reinforcements. To analyse wear mechanisms, wear surfaces are examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The major wear mechanisms of discontinuous metal matrix composites (MMC)s are strongly dependent on sliding speeds. Dominant mechanism is the adhesive-abrasive wear at low and intermediate sliding speeds, and melt wear at high sliding speeds. Weight loss is linearly increased with the sliding distance. The effect of reinforcements' orientations on wear behaviours is also discussed.     

铝/石墨复合材料高速高温下的摩擦磨损特性

本文研究了用中间法新工艺制造的铝石墨复合材料在高速高温下的摩擦磨损特性。试验在销盘式试验机上进行。滑动线速度最高达9.4米/秒。在2米/秒干摩擦时,所有测试的复合材料磨损量均小于基体合金。200℃时,含石墨2～5%的复合材料磨损量也此基体合金小。在9.4米/秒干摩擦时,含石墨2%的复合材料耐磨性能最好。以前曾有报导:滑动线速度大于1米/秒,铝石墨复合材料的磨损量大于基体合金[12,13]。本文认为新工艺制造的复合材料在9.4米/秒的高速摩擦时摩擦系数和磨损量下降是由于石墨与基体界面结合良好。      

Tribological behavior of ZA27/Al2O3/graphite hybrid nanocomposites

ZA27 alloy composites reinforced with alumina and graphite nanoparticles are a unique class of advanced engineered materials that have been developed to use in tribological applications. In this study, dry sliding wear behavior of ZA27 alloy matrix hybrid nanocomposites has been investigated. Mechanical alloying and hot pressing methods have been used for the fabrication of these composite materials. Sliding wear tests were conducted using a block-on-disc type sliding wear testing apparatus under unlubricated conditions. Scanning electron microscopy analyses have been carried out to examine the wear surfaces. The results showed that the increase of alumina nanoparticle content can positively influence improvement of the tribological behavior of the hybrid nanocomposites.     

Effect of silicon carbide particulates on wear resistance of graphitic aluminium matrix composites

Use of graphite (Gr) reinforcement in aluminium matrix composites has been reported to be beneficial in reducing wear due to its solid lubricant property, but it results in reduction of mechanical strength. Addition of silicon carbide (SiC), on the other hand, improves both strength and wear resistance of composites, but high amount of SiC makes machining difficult and composites become brittle. Thus, SiC can be advantageously used as a second reinforcement to overcome the problem of strength reduction of Gr reinforced composites, resulting in what is known as hybrid composites. Aluminium matrix composites reinforced with equal weight fraction of SiC and Gr particulates up to 10% are studied with regard to hardness improvement and modified dry sliding wear behaviour. Studies based on design of experiments techniques indicate that there is an increasing trend of wear in Al–SiC–Gr hybrid composites beyond % reinforcement of 7.5%. Hybrid composites exhibit better wear characteristics compared to Gr reinforced composites. Interaction between load and sliding distance is noticed in both the composites and this may be attributed to the presence of Gr particulates. Decrease of wear with increase of speed and increase of wear with increase of either load or sliding distance or both were noticed.     

Investigations on dry sliding wear behavior of in situ casted AA7075–TiC metal matrix composites by using Taguchi technique

High strength 7075 aluminum matrix composites with 4 and 8 wt.% of TiC particulate reinforcement was synthesized by reactive in situ casting technique. X-ray diffraction analysis and scanning electron microscopy were used to confirm the presence of TiC particles and its uniform distribution over the aluminum matrix. The dry sliding wear behavior of the as-casted composites was investigated based on Taguchi L₂₇ orthogonal array experimental design to examine the significance of reinforcement quantity, load, sliding velocity and sliding distance on wear rate. The combination of 4 wt.% of TiC, 9.81 N load, 3 m/s sliding velocity and 1500 m sliding distance was identified as the optimum blend for minimum wear rate using the main effect plot. Load and sliding velocity were identified as the highly contributing significant parameters on the wear rate using ANOVA analysis. Further a confirmation test was also conducted with the optimum parameter combination for validation of the Taguchi results.     

Effect of addition of graphite particulates on the wear behaviour in aluminium–silicon carbide–graphite composites

Aluminium matrix composites with multiple reinforcements (hybrid AMCs) are finding increased applications because of improved mechanical and tribological properties and hence are better substitutes for single reinforced composites. Few investigations have been reported on the tribological behaviour of these composites with % reinforcement above 10%. The present study focuses on the influence of addition of graphite (Gr) particulates as a second reinforcement on the tribological behaviour of aluminium matrix composites reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) particulates. Dry sliding wear tests have been performed to study the influence of Gr particulates, load, sliding speed and sliding distance on the wear of hybrid composite specimens with combined % reinforcement of 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10% with equal weight % of SiC and Gr particulates. Experiments are also conducted on composites with % reinforcement of SiC similar to hybrid composites for the sake of comparison. Parametric studies based on design of experiments (DOE) techniques indicate that the wear of hybrid composites decreases from 0.0234 g to 0.0221 g as the % reinforcement increases from 3% to 7.5%. But the wear has a tendency to increase beyond % reinforcement of 7.5% as its value is 0.0225 g at.% reinforcement of 10%. This trend is absent in case of composites reinforced with SiC alone. The values of wear of these composites are 0.0323 g, 0.0252 g and 0.0223 g, respectively, at.% reinforcement of 3%, 7.5% and 10% clearly indicating that hybrid composites exhibit better wear characteristics compared to composites reinforced with SiC alone. Load and sliding distance show a positive influence on wear implying increase of wear with increase of either load or sliding distance or both. Whereas speed shows a negative influence on wear indicating decrease of wear with increase of speed. Interactions among load, sliding speed and sliding distance are noticed in hybrid composites and this may be attributed to the addition of Gr particulates. Such interactions are not present in composite reinforced with SiC alone. Mathematical models are formulated to predict the wear of the composites.     

碳纤维和二硫化钼混杂增强尼龙复合材料的摩擦学性能研究

以注塑成型法制备MoS₂和碳纤维混杂增强尼龙1010复合材料,采用MM-200型磨损试验机考察复合材料摩擦磨损性能。研究结果表明:在干摩擦条件下,MoS₂和碳纤维混杂可显著改善尼龙复合材料摩擦学性能,较小载荷下复合材料磨损以轻微磨粒磨损和疲劳磨损为主,较高载荷下复合材料则以热疲劳断裂剥落磨损为主。摩擦过程中MoS₂和对偶铁发生摩擦化学反应,生成和对偶底材具有较强结合能力的硫化亚铁和硫酸铁等,同时部分被氧化生成MoO₃。     

Dry sliding wear behaviour of organo-modified montmorillonite filled epoxy nanocomposites using Taguchi’s techniques

The aim of the research article is to study the dry sliding wear behaviour of epoxy with different wt.% of organo-modified montmorillonite (OMMT) filled nanocomposites. An orthogonal array (L₉) was used to investigate the influence of tribological parameters. The results indicate that the sliding distance emerges as the most significant factor affecting wear rate of epoxy nanocomposites. Experimental results showed that the inclusion of 5 wt.% OMMT nanofiller increased the wear resistance of the epoxy nanocomposite significantly. Furthermore, the worn surfaces of the samples were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to study the wear mechanisms and to correlate them with the wear test results.     

Relationship between thermal and sliding wear behavior of Al6061/Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> metal matrix composites

Al6061 alloy and Al6061/Al₂O₃ metal matrix composites (MMCs) were fabricated by stir casting. The MMCs were prepared by addition of 5, 10 and 15 wt% Al₂O₃ particulates and the size of particulates was taken as 16 μm. The effect of Al₂O₃ particulate content, thermal properties and stir casting parameters on the dry sliding wear resistance of MMCs were investigated under 50–350 N loads. The dry sliding wear tests were performed to investigate the wear behavior of MMCs against a steel counterface (DIN 5401) in a block-on-ring apparatus. The wear tests were carried out in an incremental manner, i.e., 300 m per increment and 3,000 m in total. It was observed that, the increase in Al₂O₃ vol% decreased both thermal conductivity and friction coefficient and hence increased the transition load and transition temperature for mild to severe wear during dry sliding wear test.     

热处理对Al2O3f+Cf/ZL109混杂复合材料干滑动摩擦磨损性能影响的统计学研究

利用挤压铸造法制备了Al₂O_3f+C_f/ZL109短纤维混杂增强金属基复合材料,并利用统计学方法对比研究了在滑动速度为0.837 m/s、压力为196 N的条件下热处理对该混杂复合材料干摩擦磨损性能的影响。研究结果表明:铸态和热处理态复合材料的磨损率和摩擦系数均服从正态分布,铸态复合材料的磨损率和摩擦系数均值都大于热处理态复合材料,热处理有利于复合材料摩擦磨损性能的提高。铸态复合材料的磨损机制主要为犁沟磨损和层离,热处理后复合材料抗层离的能力增强,磨损机制主要为轻微的犁沟磨损。     

Role of zirconia filler on friction and dry sliding wear behaviour of bismaleimide nanocomposites

This paper discusses the friction and dry sliding wear behaviour of nano-zirconia (nano-ZrO₂) filled bismleimide (BMI) composites. Nano-ZrO₂ filled BMI composites, containing 0.5, 1, 5 and 10 wt.% were prepared using high shear mixer. The influence of these particles on the microhardness, friction and dry sliding wear behaviour were measured with microhardness tester and pin-on-disc wear apparatus. The experimental results indicated that the frictional coefficient and specific wear rate of BMI can be reduced at rather low concentration of nano-ZrO₂. The lowest specific wear rate of 4 × 10⁻⁶ mm³/Nm was observed for 5 wt.% nano-ZrO₂ filled composite which is decreased by 78% as compared to the neat BMI. The incorporation of nano-ZrO₂ particles leads to an increased hardness of BMI and wear performance of the composites shows good correlation with the hardness up to 5 wt.% of filler loading. The results have been supplemented with scanning electron micrographs to help understand the possible wear mechanisms.     

Wear characteristics of hybrid aluminium matrix composites reinforced with graphite and silicon carbide particulates

This investigation studies the dry sliding wear behaviour of Al matrix composites reinforced with Gr and SiC particulate up to 10%, to study the effect of % reinforcement, load, sliding speed and sliding distance on stir cast Al–SiC–Gr hybrid composites, Al–Gr and Al–SiC composites. Parametric studies indicate that the wear of hybrid composites has a tendency to increase beyond% reinforcement of 7.5% as its values are 0.0242 g, 0.0228 g and 0.0234 g respectively at 3%, 7.5% and 10% reinforcement. The corresponding values are 0.0254 g, 0.0240 g and 0.0242 g in Al–Gr composites and 0.0307 g, 0.0254 g and 0.0221 g in Al–SiC composites, clearly indicating that hybrid composites exhibit better wear characteristics. Increase of speed reduces wear and increase of either load or sliding distance or both increases wear. Statistical analysis has revealed interactions among load, sliding speed and sliding distance in composites with Gr particulates.