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Microstructure and lubricating property of ultra-fast laser pulse textured silicon carbide seals

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Most previous studies have employed surface patterning to improve the performance of lubrication systems. However, few have experimentally analyzed improved effects on friction reduction in SiC mechanical seals by ultra-fast laser pulse texturing. This work applies surface texturing on a non-contact mechanical seal and analyzes the characteristics of the resultant surface morphology. A femtosecond laser system is employed to fabricate micro/nanostructures on the SiC mechanical seal, and generates microscale-depth stripes and induces nanostructures on the seal surface. This work examines the morphology and cross section of the SiC nanostructures that correspond to the different scanning speeds of the laser pulse. Results show that varying the scanning speed enables the application of nanostructures of different amplitudes and widths on the surface of the seal. The friction coefficient of the introduced SiC full-textured seal is about 20% smaller than that of a conventional SiC mechanical seal. Hence, femtosecond laser texturing is effective and enables direct fabrication of the surface micro/nanostructures of SiC seals. This technique also serves as a potential approach to lubricating applications.

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The authors gratefully appreciate financial support provided by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) South, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Taiwan, R.O.C.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Chien-Yu Chen & Wang-Long Li

  2. Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Chung-Jen Chung & Bo-Hsiung Wu

  3. Laser Application Technology Center, ITRI South, Industrial Technology, Research Institute, Tainan, 73445, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Chih-Wei Chien, Ping-Han Wu & Chung-Wei Cheng

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Chen, CY., Chung, CJ., Wu, BH. et al. Microstructure and lubricating property of ultra-fast laser pulse textured silicon carbide seals. Appl. Phys. A 107, 345–350 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-6822-9

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