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The Sliding Wear and Frictional Behavior of M50-10 wt.%(Sn-Ag-Cu) Self-Lubricating Materials at Elevated Temperatures

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As the main steel used in the aero-engine main shaft bearings, the tribological properties of M50 can directly affect the performance of aero-engine. The purpose of this study is to design the reasonable composition of Sn-Ag-Cu alloy and investigate the wear mechanisms of M50-10 wt.%(Sn-Ag-Cu) composites (MSACC) prepared by SPS sliding against Si3N4 ball from 25 to 550 °C at 12 N-0.25 m/s. XRD, EPMA, FESEM and EDS mappings are conducted to understand the major mechanisms leading to the improvement in the sliding behavior of MSACC. The results indicate that MSACC with different specifications of Sn-Ag-Cu alloy shows excellent friction and wear properties from 25 to 550 °C compared to M50. M50-10 wt.%(50Sn40Ag10Cu) (MSACC-2) shows the distinguished tribological performance for the lower friction coefficients of 0.22-0.61 and less wear rates of 1.7-4.1 × 10−6 mm3 N−1 m−1, which is attributed to the formed excellent lubricating structure consisting of the lubricating film with massive Sn-Ag-Cu alloy and intermetallic compounds formed during the friction process, as well as the underneath mixed layer who can well support the lubricating film due to the good intersolubility between the designed Sn-Ag-Cu alloy and M50 (Fe).

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Acknowledgments

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51275370); authors are grateful to Y.M. Li, X.L. Nie, M.J. Yang, S.L. Zhao and W.T. Zhu in Material Research and Test Center of WUT for their kind help with EPMA and FESEM.

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    Xiyao Liu, Xiaoliang Shi, Yuchun Huang, Xiaobin Deng & Zhao Yan

  2. Material Research and Test Center, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Xiyao Liu, Xiaoliang Shi, Yuchun Huang, Xiaobin Deng & Zhao Yan

  3. College of Mechanical Engineering, Yellow River Conservancy Technical Institute, Kaifeng, 475004, China

    Bing Xue

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Liu, X., Shi, X., Huang, Y. et al. The Sliding Wear and Frictional Behavior of M50-10 wt.%(Sn-Ag-Cu) Self-Lubricating Materials at Elevated Temperatures. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 27, 4291–4299 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3484-6

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