Understanding Wear Interface Evolution to Overcome Friction and Restrain Wear of TiAl–10 wt%Ag Composite

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to study wear interface evolution for analyzing the of friction and wear property of TiAl–10 wt%Ag composite. The results show that the friction coefficient and wear rate of TiAl–10 wt%Ag rapidly reduce at 0–25 min and rhythmically fluctuate at 25–60 min. TiAl–10 wt%Ag at 60–240 min obtains low friction and less wear. It is concluded that silver with the low shearing strength of about 125 MPa shows the eminent plastic deformation on wear interface. It effectively reduces friction resistance and material loss, cause TiAl–10 wt%Ag to obtain low friction coefficient, and less wear rate at 0–25 min. Increased silver content, reduces oxide content, and varies wear mechanisms cause the repeating variation of friction resistance and material loss, which results in the rhythmical fluctuation of friction coefficient and wear rate at 25–60 min. High silver contents exist on smooth wear interfaces, exhibit the eminent plastic deformation to lower friction and reduce wear. TiAl–10 wt%Ag obtains the low friction and less wear at 60–240 min.