Study on rotational fretting wear of bonded MoS2 solid lubricant coating prepared on medium carbon steel

The rotational fretting wear behaviors of the bonded MoS₂ solid lubricant coating and its substrate steel were comparatively studied under varied angular displacement amplitudes, constant normal load, and rotational speed. Dynamic analysis in combination with microscopic examinations was performed through SEM, EDX, XPS, optical microscope, and surface profilometer. The experimental results showed MoS₂ changed the fretting running regimes of substrate. The friction coefficients of MoS₂ were lower than those of the substrate. For MoS₂, the damage in partial slip regime was very slight. The damage mechanism of the coating in slip regime was main abrasive wear, delamination, and tribo-oxidation.