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Erschienen in: Tribology Letters 1/2010

01.10.2010 | Original Paper

The Effect of Plasma Nitriding on the Tribology of Perfluoropolyether Grease-Lubricated 2Cr13 Steel Couples in Vacuum

verfasst von: Jianqun Yang, Yong Liu, Zhuyu Ye, Dezhuang Yang, Shiyu He

Erschienen in: Tribology Letters | Ausgabe 1/2010

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Abstract

A 2Cr13 steel was modified by plasma nitriding. The microstructure, phase composition and microhardness of the nitrided samples were examined. The friction and wear behaviour of the nitrided and unnitrided samples sliding against self-mating under PFPE grease-lubricated conditions in vacuum was investigated on a pin-on-disk type tribometer, with the interactions among the nitrided layer and grease to be focused on. The morphologies of the worn surfaces were observed using a scanning electron microscope. The chemical states of several typical elements on the worn surfaces were examined by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The chemical compositions of grease samples taken from the worn surfaces were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Results show that the nitrided steel has better friction-reducing and anti-wear abilities than the unnitrided one under PFPE grease-lubricated conditions. In the former case, the wear of nitrided steel shows a transition from mild abrasive wear to fatigue one with increasing normal load. In the latter case, wear mechanism of unnitrided steel under all load applied is a combination of the severe abrasion and fatigue.

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Metadaten
Titel
The Effect of Plasma Nitriding on the Tribology of Perfluoropolyether Grease-Lubricated 2Cr13 Steel Couples in Vacuum
verfasst von
Jianqun Yang
Yong Liu
Zhuyu Ye
Dezhuang Yang
Shiyu He
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2010
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Tribology Letters / Ausgabe 1/2010
Print ISSN: 1023-8883
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2711
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-010-9649-6

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