Abstract
A great deal of research has been conducted to clarify the role of oxide films in the wear of metals. Oxides formed during dry sliding of steels at high temperatures determine their tribological behavior. The present work deals with the influence of the oxide-forming alloying elements aluminum and silicon on the oxidation and wear of three selected hot work steels. For this investigation, ball-on-disc experiments were carried out in ambient air and 500 °C. Wear tracks on the disks and balls were characterized using both a scanning electron microscope and an optical profiler. The oxidation products were characterized using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy-dispersive electron probe microanalysis. The results show that the alloying elements aluminum and silicon yield a reduction of the oxide film thickness and thus lead to an increase in mechanical wear as temperature rises.
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