Abstract
New iron-based composite materials with addition of barium carbonate (2 to 8 wt% barium carbonate) for friction applications are investigated. The tribological behavior of the studied materials was determined by a pin-on-disk method when a cast iron disk was employed. The addition of 2 wt% barium carbonate determined a significant increase of the average friction coefficient. Instead a further increase of barium carbonate content determined a gradual decrease of this parameter. The improvement of wear resistance was marked out for a barium carbonate content of up to 6 wt%. The optimal ratio between the average friction coefficient and the wear rate for the researched Fe-Cu-graphite-Ni-BaCO3 composites was determined for the iron-based material containing 2 wt% barium carbonate. SEM, EDX and XRD analysis marked out a complex structure containing alloyed ferrite, pearlite and carbides, traces of nickel and barium carbonate and free graphite.
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