Abstract
In this study, the authors investigated the friction and wear performance of a high-speed steel (AISI T1 grade) and an Si3N4 ceramic under boundary lubricated sliding conditions. Moreover, the effects of hardness, carbide size, and temperature on friction and wear were investigated. Tribological tests were performed with pairs of T1 steel and Si3N4 ceramic at temperatures ranging from 22° to 150°C. The steel samples contained hard carbide particles ranging in size from 2 to 8 μm and exhibited hardness values ranging from 730 to 934 kg/mm2. The specific wear rates of pins were deduced from height displacement and from wear scar diameter, while the wear of disks was calculated from profilometry traces across the wear grooves. The results of wear tests showed that the combination of a Si3N4 ball on a T1 steel disc resulted in the lowest pin wear rate of 10−15 mm3/N. mm. The variation of hardness and carbide size in T1 steel had negligible effects on wear. The increase test temperature caused an increase in wear. Finally, under conditions of boundary lubrication, the tribological characteristics of Si3N4 and T1 high-speed steel were remarkably similar to one another.
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