Strong dependency of the tribological behavior of CuZr-based bulk metallic glasses on relative humidity in ambient air

Solène BARLEMONT; Paul LAFFONT; Rémi DAUDIN; Alexis LENAIN; Guillaume COLAS; Pierre-Henri CORNUAULT

doi:10.1007/s40544-022-0680-z

Friction 2023, 11(5): 785-800 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0680-z

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Strong dependency of the tribological behavior of CuZr-based bulk metallic glasses on relative humidity in ambient air

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Solène BARLEMONT^¹, Paul LAFFONT^², Rémi DAUDIN^², Alexis LENAIN^³, Guillaume COLAS^¹, Pierre-Henri CORNUAULT^¹(

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1 Femto-ST Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, CNRS/UFC/ENSMM/UTBM, Besançon 25030, France

2 University of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, SIMaP, Grenoble 38000, France

3 Vulkam Inc. Amorphous metal micro casting, Gières 38610, France

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tribology, Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMGs), oxide transfer layer, relative humidity (RH)

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BARLEMONT S, LAFFONT P, DAUDIN R, et al. Strong dependency of the tribological behavior of CuZr-based bulk metallic glasses on relative humidity in ambient air. Friction, 2023, 11(5): 785-800. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0680-z

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Thanks to their outstanding mechanical properties, Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMGs) are new alternatives to traditional crystalline metals for mechanical and micromechanical applications including power transmission. However, the tribological properties of BMGs are still poorly understood, mostly because their amorphous nature induces counter intuitive responses to friction and wear. In the present study, four different BMGs (Cu₄₇Zr₄₆Al₇, Zr₄₆Cu₄₅Al₇Nb₂, Zr₆₀Cu₂₈Al₁₂, and Zr₆₁Cu₂₅Al₁₂Ti₂) underwent ball-on-disc friction tests against 100Cr6 steel balls (American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 52100) at different relative humidities (RHs) ranging from 20% to 80%. Controlling humidity enabled to observe a high repeatability of the friction and wear responses of the BMG. Interestingly, the friction coefficient decreased by a factor of 2 when the humidity was increased, and the wear rate of BMGs was particularly low thanks to a 3rd-body tribolayer that forms on the BMG surface, composed of oxidized wear particles originating from the ball. The morphology of this tribolayer is highly correlated to humidity. The study also identifies how the tribolayer is built up from the initial contact until the steady state is achieved.

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Strong dependency of the tribological behavior of CuZr-based bulk metallic glasses on relative humidity in ambient air

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Solène BARLEMONT^¹, Paul LAFFONT^², Rémi DAUDIN^², Alexis LENAIN^³, Guillaume COLAS^¹, Pierre-Henri CORNUAULT^¹(

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1 Femto-ST Institute, Department of Applied Mechanics, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, CNRS/UFC/ENSMM/UTBM, Besançon 25030, France

2 University of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, SIMaP, Grenoble 38000, France

3 Vulkam Inc. Amorphous metal micro casting, Gières 38610, France

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Keywords: tribology, Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMGs), oxide transfer layer, relative humidity (RH)

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Received: 28 February 2022

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This work was supported by the EUR EIPHI Graduate School (ANR-17-EURE-0002). The authors are thankful for the financial support provided by the French National Research Agency (ANR) (ANR-19-CE08-0015). The authors thank Olivier HEINTZ and Anna KRYSTIANIAK (ICB lab at Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France) for providing the XPS spectrums, Marina RASCHETTI (Femto-ST Institute, France) for her help in using software Mountains^® (Digital Surf), Peter SERLES (the NanoMechanics and Materials Laboratory at University of Toronto, Canada) for English spelling and grammar corrections, and the technology center MIMENTO (Femto-ST Institute, France).

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