Tribological behavior and microstructural evolution of lubricating film of silver matrix self-lubricating nanocomposite

Xiao KANG; Shuang YU; Hailin YANG; Yang SUN; Lei ZHANG

doi:10.1007/s40544-020-0379-y

Friction 2021, 9(5): 941-951 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0379-y

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Tribological behavior and microstructural evolution of lubricating film of silver matrix self-lubricating nanocomposite

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Xiao KANG^¹, Shuang YU^², Hailin YANG^¹, Yang SUN^¹, Lei ZHANG^¹(

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1State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

2Shanghai Institute of Astronautical Systems Engineering, Shanghai 201108, China

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tribological behavior, lubricating film, metal matrix self-lubricating composite, binary solid lubricants, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

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KANG X, YU S, YANG H, et al. Tribological behavior and microstructural evolution of lubricating film of silver matrix self-lubricating nanocomposite. Friction, 2021, 9(5): 941-951. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0379-y

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The aim of this study is to fabricate the nanocomposite with low friction and high wear resistance using binary solid lubricant particles. The microstructure and tribological performance of the nanocomposite are evaluated, and the composition and film thickness of the lubricating film are observed and analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The nanocomposite exhibited improved tribological properties with a friction coefficient as low as 0.12 and a low wear rate of 2.17 × 10^-6 mm³/(N·m) in high-purity nitrogen atmosphere. Decreasing sliding speed can increase lubricating film thickness, and the thickest lubricating film is approximately 125 nm. As the film thickness of the lubricating film exceeded 90 nm, the friction coefficient curves became smooth. In compared with WS₂, MoS₂ can be more effective in forming the transfer layer on the worn surfaces at the initial stage of the tribological process.

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Tribological behavior and microstructural evolution of lubricating film of silver matrix self-lubricating nanocomposite

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Xiao KANG^¹, Shuang YU^², Hailin YANG^¹, Yang SUN^¹, Lei ZHANG^¹(

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1State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

2Shanghai Institute of Astronautical Systems Engineering, Shanghai 201108, China

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Keywords: tribological behavior, lubricating film, metal matrix self-lubricating composite, binary solid lubricants, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

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Received: 29 November 2019

Revised: 20 March 2020

Accepted: 07 May 2020

Published: 09 November 2020

Issue date: October 2021

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The authors would like to thank National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51674304) for the financial support provided.

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