Characterization of transfer layers on steel surfaces sliding against diamondlike carbon in dry nitrogen
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Transfer layers on sliding steel surfaces play important roles in tribological performance of diamondlike carbon films. This study investigated the nature of transfer layers formed on M50 balls during sliding against diamondlike carbon (DLC) films (1.5 {mu}m thick) prepared by ion-beam deposition. Long-duration sliding tests were performed with steel balls sliding against the DLC coatings in dry nitrogen at room temperature and zero humidity. Test results indicated that the friction coefficients of test pairs were initially 0.12 but decreased steadily with sliding distance to 0.02-0.03 and remained constant throughout the tests, which lasted for more than 250,000 sliding cycles (30 km). This low-friction regime appeared to coincide with the formation of a carbon-rich transfer layer on the sliding surfaces of M50 balls. Micro-laser-Raman spectroscopy and electron microscopy were used to elucidate the structure and chemistry of these transfer layers and to reveal their possible role in the wear and friction behavior of DLC-coated surfaces.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Camlica Foundation of Istanbul (Turkey); Sakarya Univ. (Turkey)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 79711
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/ET/CP--85882; CONF-950454--3; ON: DE95012927
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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