Low Friction and High Solid-Solid Contact Ratio—A Contradiction for Laser-Patterned Surfaces?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Samples
2.2. Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP)
2.3. Wight Light Interferometry (WLI)
2.4. Ball-On-Disk Tribometer
2.5. Electrical Resistivity Circuit
3. Results
3.1. Topographical Analysis
3.2. Calibration of the Electrical Resistivity Circuit
3.3. Tribological Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Used Steel Specimens | Fe | Cr | Ni | Mn | Si | C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substrate (AISI 304) | 68.9 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
Ball (AISI 52100) | 96.7 | 1.5 | / | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1 |
Parameter | Unit | Values |
---|---|---|
Periodicity of laser-patterned samples | µm | 9 and 15 |
Sliding velocities | m/s | 0 to 0.505 |
Normal loads | N | 1 and 5 |
Kinematic oil viscosity at 100 °C | cSt | 39.6 |
Oil volume | mL | 7 |
Temperature | °C | 25 ± 1 |
Relative humidity | % | 45 ± 1 |
Sample | /µm | /µm | /µm |
---|---|---|---|
Steel ball | 0.020 ± 0.003 | – | – |
Polished reference | 0.040 ± 0.005 | 0.03 ± 0.003 | – |
Laser-patterned, 9 µm | 0.477 ± 0.057 | 1.298 ± 0.033 | 9.5 ± 0.507 |
Laser-patterned, 15 µm | 0.467 ± 0.054 | 1.196 ± 0.162 | 15.5 ± 0.532 |
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Bettscheider, S.; Grützmacher, P.G.; Rosenkranz, A. Low Friction and High Solid-Solid Contact Ratio—A Contradiction for Laser-Patterned Surfaces? Lubricants 2017, 5, 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants5030035
Bettscheider S, Grützmacher PG, Rosenkranz A. Low Friction and High Solid-Solid Contact Ratio—A Contradiction for Laser-Patterned Surfaces? Lubricants. 2017; 5(3):35. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants5030035
Chicago/Turabian StyleBettscheider, Simon, Philipp G. Grützmacher, and Andreas Rosenkranz. 2017. "Low Friction and High Solid-Solid Contact Ratio—A Contradiction for Laser-Patterned Surfaces?" Lubricants 5, no. 3: 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants5030035