Plasmagestützte Beschichtung von Bauteilen bei niedrigen Temperaturen

The deposition of wear resistant coatings is possible nowadays at low temperature by the Plasma Assisted CVD process using metall organic precursors. Thus a coating of temperature sensitive materials like aluminium, magnesium and polymer at low temperature is realised. The wear resistant coatings TiCN and ZrCN were deposited on light metals at a temperature below 160°C. The mechanical properties of the layers show the potential of the coatings for parts with wear and friction. The surface hardness, the abrasive wear and the friction value are improved compared to the properties of substrate material and steel. Transparent BCN‐coatings can be used as scratch resistant coatings on polymers like polycarbonate. The layers offers good transmission by high hardness.     

Spanen metallischer Konstruktionswerkstoffe geringer Dichte

Machining of light metals Magnesium, aluminium and titanium are the only light metals that are also used in construction. They offer a significant prerequisite for weight reduction of workpieces. Especially the automotive and the aerospace industry have an increasing interest in using these lightweight materials as well as their alloys. The machining of light metals however is accompanied with several problems. With increasing the cutting speed high adhesive and abrasive effects between the cutting tool material and the workpiece material can occur. These effects lead to unsteady processes and also have a negative influence on the quality of functional surfaces as well as their subsurface properties. The influence of cutting tool materials, tool coatings and cutting conditions affecting the process when cutting magnesium, aluminium and titanium alloys is described. Adhesion can be reduced when machining magnesium and aluminium alloys in particular by the application of diamond-coated tools and by PCD-inserts. Diamond tools, due to their low coefficient of friction and the high thermal conductivity, furthermore contribute to the decrease of the thermal load within the contact zone between workpiece and cutting tool. Subsequently the danger of magnesium chip ignition can be minimized. For the machining of titanium alloys modern coatings based on (Ti,Al)N and TiCTiN are applied to reduce the adhesive and abrasive wear.     

Eigenschaften und Anwendungen von Chemisch Nickel‐Dispersionsschichten

Properties and applications of electroless nickel composite coatings This paper discusses the variety of composite electroless coatings used in different industrial applications. The inclusion of particulate matter within electroless nickel deposits can add entirely new properties to the plated layer. Composites with hard particles like diamond, silicon carbide and boron carbide provide greater wear resistance and the possibility for adjustable friction properties. Composite electroless nickel with diamond or ceramics has found wide applications in the textile, automotive and mechanical engineering industry. Friction joints in automotive engines constitute an important field of application for diamond coatings. Modern internal combustion engine designs require that the crankshaft and camshaft be fitted at a specific relative angle. In order to establish the correct angle during assembly and maintain it over the life of the engine, axial press‐fit joints in combination with centrally located retention bolts are employed. Failure of either the joints or the bolts can result in serious damage to the engine. The torque transfer ability of these engine components can be significantly increased by incorporating a friction foil that is diamond‐coated on both sides. Composite coatings with coarser diamond particles can be used for the coating of precision tools in the semiconductor industry. Enhanced lubricity can be achieved by incorporating solid lubricants in electroless nickel deposits. Composite coatings with PTFE or PFA offers non‐stick surfaces with antiadhesive properties and good resistance against adhesive wear. Because of the temperature and softness limitations these coatings are best suited for lower temperature and light loading applications. Electroless nickel boron nitride coatings can withstand temperatures up to 600 °C. This coating reduces coefficient of friction and wear in dynamic applications. A further application is the coating of molds for rubber and plastic components.     

Tribologische Beschichtungen

Tribological Coatings Friction and wear limit the life of tribological systems and lead to damage valued in billion. In many cases tribologically stressed components or tools can only be economically operated with the use of lubricants. Tribologically effective films can replace lubricants or reduce the extent of their use. There are many ways to realise coatings with low friction but only carbon based coatings like DLC (diamond‐like carbon) and polycristalline diamond films combine low friction with a high wear resitant.     

Schichtentwicklung für die schmiermittelfreie Umformung von hochfesten Aluminiumwerkstoffen

Development and evaluation of coatings for lubricant free forming of high strength aluminium Many applications in light weight construction require massive formed high strength aluminium parts. For economical and ecological reasons the use of lubricants for massive forming has to be avoided. Both, lubricant free forming and processing of high strength materials are big challenges that can be realized by using coated tools with functional surfaces that show high wear resistance, low friction and low adhesion to aluminium [1–7]. For goal‐oriented surface engineering different coating technologies, such as Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) and Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) have been used for the preparation of specimens. The coating properties are evaluated by mechanical tests and numeric simulation to investigate the massive forming processes and the coating‐substrate‐behaviour. On the base of TiCN‐, TiC‐TiN‐ and DLC‐coatings on steel it is shown how relevant coating properties like Young’s Modulus, crack behaviour and hardness can be analyzed with regard to small coating thicknesses. In order to scale up the results to industrial conditions, finally the simulation is correlated to real deforming.     

Minderung von Reibung und Verschleiß von Bauteilen aus Aluminium mit diamantähnlichen Kohlenstoffschichten (DLC)

Reduction of friction and wear for parts made of aluminium by diamond-like carbon coatings Reduction of friction and wear of machine parts and tools is usually achieved by separating the participating surfaces. This is predominantly done by liquid lubricants. Solid lubricant coatings replace them where hydrodynamic lubrication is not possible or not active. Among the hard and friction reducing layers diamond-like carbon films (DLC) have distinguished themselves as the most interesting representatives. They are deposited on metallic and ceramic parts in a glow discharge of a hydrocarbon gas at temperatures between 150 and 200 °C. Those low deposition temperatures, their very low dry sliding friction coefficient of 0.05 to 0.1, and an elastic recovery of 90 % differentiate them from PVD coatings to a high degree. DLC can also be deposited on light metals with thicknesses of more than 30 μm. For closed films an outstanding protection against corrosion is established. Machining and forming of light metals can be done without cooling lubricants.     

Neue Entwicklungen in der Galvanotechnik

New Developments in Electroplating Electrodeposited composite coatings are well known for wear reduction or friction reducing applications. A new development are microcapsules containing composite coatings. Microcapsules have a solid, liquid or gaseous core with a shell from different plastics with a diameter from 0.3 up to 50 μm. Self lubricating coatings, for example, are able to reduce the coefficient of friction from 0.7 to 0.1 (Nickel vs. steel). Wear‐indicating coatings containing micro‐encapsulated perfumes, fluorescent dyes or other detectable substances were developed. New processes for the electroplating on light metals are developed. These coatings are more corrosion resistant than the commercially available layers. The increased corrosion resistance results either by the embedding of encapsulated inhibitors in an interlayer or by an electrically non‐conducting interlayer which separates coating and substrate.     

The wear of aluminium-based journal bearing materials under lubrication

The aluminium-based alloys, nowadays, are developed to be used in high performance engine bearings. In this study, new Al-based bearing alloys, which are produced by metal mould casting, were developed; and tribologic properties of these alloys under lubrication were analyzed experimentally. Four different aluminium alloys were carried out on pin on disc wear tester for that purpose. SAE 1040 steel was used as the disc material in the wear tester. Friction tests were carried out at 0.231–1.036 N/mm² pressures and at 0.6–2.4 m/s sliding speeds. Wear tests were carried out at 1.8 m/s sliding speed and at 70 N normal load. Friction coefficients and weight losses of the samples were determined under various working conditions as a result of the experiments. The morphographies of the worn surfaces were analyzed. Hardness, surface roughness, and surface temperature of the samples were measured. The results showed that the friction and wear behaviors of the alloys have changed according to the sliding conditions. The effects of the elements except aluminium composing alloys on the tribologic properties were analyzed. Al8.5Si3.5Cu alloy has a lower friction coefficient value than other alloys. Al8.5Si3.5Cu and Al15Sn5Cu3Si alloys, on the other hand, have the highest wear resistance. Al15Pb3.7Cu1.5Si1.1Fe alloy is the most worn material; and Al15Pb3.7Cu1.5Si1.1Fe alloy has the highest wear rate. As a result of the evaluations conducted, Al–Sn and Al–Si alloys, which include Si and Sn, can be preferred, among the aluminium alloys that will work under lubrication, as the bearing material.     

Recent Advances in Disordered and Nanostructured Carbon Coatings for Superl Ubricity and Wearless Sliding

Increasingly more demanding and very stringent operating conditions envisioned for future mechanical and tribological systems will certainly require new materials and coatings that are superhard and at the same time self-lubricating.For example, dry machining is a much desired practice in manufacturing sector, but it is currently very difficult to realize mainly because of high friction and severe wear losses. However, recent advances in surface engineering and coating technologies may enable design and production of novel coatings architectures that can combine superhardness with self-lubricating properties in both the disordered or nanostructured forms. Recently developed nearly frictionless carbon films, ultrananocrystalline diamond and carbide derived carbon films can dramatically lower friction and at the same time reduce wear under very harsh sliding conditions. These coatings can be formulated in such a way that they can substantially increase the load-bearing capacity of sliding surfaces and hence improve their resistance to scuffing. It is also possible to design nano-composite coatings that can form self-replenishing and-lubricating tribofilms on their sliding surfaces and thus help increase the overall lubricity of these surfaces. In this paper, an overview of recent advances in disordered and nanostructured carbon films will be presented. Specific examples will be given to demonstrate the superior performance and durability of such novel coatings under a very wide range of tribological conditions. The major emphasis is placed on super low friction carbon films. The fundamental tribological mechanisms that control their exceptional friction and wear behaviors are also discussed.     

Mikrokapseln in der Galvanotechnik

Composite coatings with microcapsules Electrodeposited composite coatings are well known for wear reduction or friction reducing applications. A new development are microcapsules containing composite coatings. Microcapsules have a solid, liquid or gaseous core with a shell from different plastics with a diameter from 0.3 up to 50 μm. Self lubricating coatings, for example, are able to reduce the coefficient of friction from 0.7 to 0.1 (Nickel vs. steel). Wear‐indicating coatings containing micro‐encapsulated perfumes, fluorescent dyes or other detectable substances were developed.     

Evaluation on tribological design coatings of Al2O3, Ni–P–PTFE and MoS2 on aluminium alloy 7075 under oil lubrication

The current work evaluated the friction and wear properties of tribological design surface coatings on aluminium alloy 7075 under various speed and nominal contact pressure. Hard-anodized Aluminium Oxide (Al₂O₃), burnished Refractory Metal Sulfide (MoS₂) and composite electroless nickel coatings with polytetrafluoroethylene (Ni–P–PTFE) particles were subjected to pin-on-disc sliding test against grey cast iron (GCI) under Mach 5 SL SAE 10 W-30 lubrication. The results indicated that Ni–P–PTFE composite coating possessed excellent friction–reduction capability but limited wear resistance due to low mechanical strength. Al₂O₃ coated sample showed outstanding wear resistance with high friction characteristic leading to high surface contact temperature. Furthermore, MoS₂ coating improved the wear resistance of the aluminium alloy.     

Earthworm‐Inspired Rough Polymer Coatings with Self‐Replenishing Lubrication for Adaptive Friction‐Reduction and Antifouling Surfaces

Earthworms are able to pass through sticky soil without inducing stains through a self‐forming thick lubricating layer on their rough skins. To mimic this earthworm‐like lubricating capability, an attempt to create a textured structure on the surface of liquid‐releasable polymer coatings by a “breath figure” process is described herein. The resulting coatings exhibit fast and site‐specific release behavior under external triggers such as solid‐based friction. The released oil is then stabilized by the surface texture to form thick lubricating layers, reducing friction and enhancing wear resistance. Moreover, the coatings also exhibit excellent antifouling property in a sticky soil environment. Because the lubricating layer can be regenerated after consumption, the potential of this self‐replenished lubricating mechanism in preparing friction‐reduction, antiwear, and antifouling coatings used in solid‐based environments is therefore envisioned.     

铝合金汽车发动机缸体内壁表面改性的研究进展

节能减排是汽车制造行业面临的巨大挑战,发动机的轻量化结构设计及性能提升是解决该问题的重要途径之一。铝合金发动机缸体满足轻质要求,但其耐磨损性能较差,容易造成缸体内表面磨损失效,采用表面改性技术对铝合金发动机缸体内壁进行强化是有效的解决途径。相比于传统的铸铁内嵌式缸套,通过微弧氧化、等离子喷涂、电弧喷涂、超音速火焰喷涂等技术在铝合金基体上制备涂层可以极大地改善其耐磨性能,同时降低发动机的整体质量。本文详细阐述了适用于铝合金发动机缸体内表面改性技术的原理、特点及涂层制备等的研究进展,重点探讨了涂层的沉积成形机理及耐磨损机制研究现状,对涂层材料的设计及优化、涂层制备工艺参数的精细化调控及涂层设备的开发及改进等方面进行了展望。     

Design of Polymer Coatings in Automotive Engines

Driven by economical and ecological reasons, thermoplastics based coatings were more and more used in automotive engines. Two design concepts, flame spraying and serigraphy PEEK coatings on light metal substrate, were introduced in this paper. The friction and wear behavior of PEEK based coatings were investigated systematically. Coatings with different crystallinities can be obtained when cooling speed is controlled. Among three sprayed coatings considered with different crystallinities, the one with highest crystallinity exhibits best friction and wear behavior under dry sliding condition. Under lubricated sliding condition, however, the amorphous coating gives lower friction coefficient. The micron particles such as SiC,MoS2 and graphite in composite coatings can improve significantly the coating wear resistance and have a impact on coating friction behavior.     

Kohlenstoffbasierte Beschichtungen

Carbon‐based Coatings Coated components are used in many applications in motorcars. The objective of first applications was mainly wear reduction. Currently friction reduction gets more and more in the spotlight. Coatings are systematically developed and implemented as a design element. The selection of a suitable coating or a coating system should be based on an evaluation of the complete tribological system. Friction reduction is usually only possible in the boundary friction and mixed lubrication regime. The roughness of body and counterbody and their running‐in limits the possible effect. The compatibility of lubricants and coatings gets more and more important. As an example an engine oil with MoDTC additive results in increased friction of DLC coated valve‐train components in certain speed ranges. A specially for this application adjusted metal‐containing DLC (CrC/a‐C:H) avoids this effect.     

钛合金激光熔覆的研究现状与发展趋势

钛合金具有高比强、良好的耐蚀性能等优点,但其耐磨性差,限制了它在摩擦机构的应用.激光熔覆技术是近年来发展起来的一种新型表面改性工艺.在钛合金表面进行激光熔覆,可提高钛合金的表面性能,获得高硬度、耐磨性能好、低摩擦系数的熔覆层.简要阐述了钛合金表面激光熔覆的研究现状,包括激光熔覆工艺、熔覆层的组织与性能,指出了存在的问题,并展望了钛合金激光熔覆的发展方向.     

Einsatz von Hartstoffbeschichtungen bei Spindellagern

Application of hard surface coatings for spindle bearings The demands on modern Machine Tools ascends continuously with the requirements of the production for high quality and short‐time processings. Particularly the increase of the processing‐ and removal times of the last years dues to higher loads of the main spindle bearing. The bearing as a central machine component characterises the performance of the Machine Tool for the cutting process and defines the reliability of the main spindle. The majority of the applicated spindle bearings are ball bearings. A large amount of the spindle fall‐outs is caused by a non adequate or defecitive lubrication and is effected by the tribological properties of the bearing elements. For the reduction of friction and wear nowadays several materials, coatings and lubrication additives are applied. Actual researches focus on the development of hard surface coatings (a‐C:H:W) with a nano structure for the rolling contact of ball bearings to increase their reliability. In this article the test of nano structured hard surface coating systems for the reduction of friction, warming and wear are presented. Thus the coating systems are verificated for the application in spindle bearings by pretesting. According to the evaluation the inner and outer raceway of standard‐hybrid bearings are coated and the adhesion in reference to rotational speed, resistance and wear performance at high acceleration is analysed. Concluding the emergency running properties at dry‐running condition is evaluated to identify the field of application for the coatings.     

TA15合金表面Ni-SiC复合镀层的摩擦磨损性能

采用共沉积法在TA15合金表面制备了Ni-SiC复合镀层, 分析了Ni-SiC复合镀层对基体合金硬度和磨擦磨损性能的影响, 并对其摩擦磨损机制进行了讨论。结果表明: 所制备的Ni-SiC复合镀层组织致密且与基体结合紧密, 硬度明显高于TA15合金基体。摩擦磨损实验结果表明, Ni-SiC复合镀层能为TA15合金提供良好的摩擦磨损抗力, 在相同的摩擦条件下, Ni-SiC复合镀层的磨损率明显低于TA15合金。TA15合金与GCr15球和Al₂O₃球对磨的磨损机制均主要为犁削磨损、粘着磨损, 同时伴随有氧化磨损和轻微的磨粒磨损; Ni-SiC复合镀层与GCr15磨球对磨的磨损机制主要为镀层组织的拔出及GCr15钢球在其表面上的涂抹, 与Al₂O₃磨球对磨时的磨损机制主要为疲劳磨损和削层磨损。     

Latest progress on tribological properties of industrial materials

Wear is closely related to friction and lubrication; the study of these three subjects is known as tribology. In science and technology it is concerned with interacting surfaces in relative motion. Soft or hard film coating, alloying and composite structuring have all been developed to control wear and friction. This is achieved by improving materials and surfaces with some characteristics that improve resistance to friction and wear. In recent years, several new solid lubricant and modern lubrication concepts have been developed to achieve better lubricity and longer wear life in demanding tribological applications. Most of the traditional solid lubricants were prepared in the form of metal, ceramic and polymer–matrix composites. They have been used successfully in various engineering applications. Recent progress in thin-film deposition technologies has led to the synthesis of new generations of self-lubricating coatings with composite or multilayered architectures, by using multiplex surface treatments. In this study, typical wear behaviors of representative materials of metallic alloys, ceramics, polymeric materials, and composites are reviewed in relation to their friction behaviors. Additionally, modeling for the wear prediction is outlined.     

Positive Effect of Periodic Micropatterns on Compression Ring Friction

Internal combustion engines are increasingly regulated in regard to efficiency and environmental impact, which requires advanced optimization strategies of engine components. The contact between the top ring and the cylinder liner is critical to the efficiency of an internal combustion engine. As shown in a previous study, an amorphous carbon coating can greatly improve the friction properties of piston rings. This work expands on these results by fabricating laser-interference-induced microchannels on the coating perpendicular to the direction of movement with a mean depth of 0.97 and 3.13 μm spatial period to further optimize the tribology. Fired single-cylinder engine measurements of the microtextured rings show a significant reduction in mean piston assembly friction of 5% for operation points that are relevant for urban transportation and up to 10% for specific operation points. Subsequent multibody elastohydrodynamic simulations prove that measured friction changes result from the compression ring microtexture. In particular, the microtexture increases the hydrodynamic pressure, reduces hydrodynamic losses, and leads to 20% lowered compression ring losses for an entire combustion cycle of the investigated operation point. In the future, such tribological concepts can be deployed in internal combustion engines that are powered by sustainable hydrogen or methanol.