Characterization of Lubricated Friction Behavior of Thermal Spray Steel Coatings in Comparison with Grey Cast Iron
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Thermal Spray Steel Coating and Cast Iron Samples: Microstructures and Honing Patterns
2.2. Tribological Tests
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Friction Behavior of Thermal Spray Steel Coatings in Comparison with Cast Iron Liners
3.2. Surface Roughness Evolution on Thermal Spray Steel Coatings and Cast Iron Liners
4. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sa (nm) | Sk (nm) | Spk (nm) | Svk (nm) | Smr1 (%) | Smr2 (%) | |
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Smooth TS coating | 210.4 ± 6.5 | 572.3 ± 22.1 | 498.0 ± 51.4 | 613.9 ± 122.3 | 17.6 ± 1.2 | 93.2 ± 0.3 |
Smooth CI | 199.0 ± 8.6 | 567.5 ± 34.5 | 396.7 ± 7.5 | 283.7 ± 46.6 | 14.1 ± 1.0 | 90.7 ± 1.0 |
Rough CI | 536.2 ± 21.0 | 1640.2 ± 48.5 | 846.3 ± 65.7 | 782.6 ± 129.5 | 11.6 ± 1.2 | 90.1 ± 0.4 |
1.20 m/s | 0.45 m/s | 0.06 m/s | |
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Smooth TS coating | 9.04 × 10−9 | 2.42 × 10−8 | 2.98 × 10−7 |
Smooth CI | 1.04 × 10−8 | 3.10 × 10−8 | 5.29 × 10−7 |
Rough CI | 2.21 × 10−8 | 5.65 × 10−8 | 5.69 × 10−7 |
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Lou, M.; Alpas, A.T. Characterization of Lubricated Friction Behavior of Thermal Spray Steel Coatings in Comparison with Grey Cast Iron. Lubricants 2020, 8, 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants8010009
Lou M, Alpas AT. Characterization of Lubricated Friction Behavior of Thermal Spray Steel Coatings in Comparison with Grey Cast Iron. Lubricants. 2020; 8(1):9. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants8010009
Chicago/Turabian StyleLou, Ming, and Ahmet T. Alpas. 2020. "Characterization of Lubricated Friction Behavior of Thermal Spray Steel Coatings in Comparison with Grey Cast Iron" Lubricants 8, no. 1: 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants8010009