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High-temperature tribology, which is often involved during hot metal forming, is controlled via oxidation on a rubbing surface. However, for high chromium stainless steel (ST), where oxidation is strongly inhibited, the effect of counterface materials on tribological behavior is yet to be elucidated. In this study, the effects of counterfaces on the tribological behavior of 253MA ST and mild steel (MS) are investigated via a ball-on-disc test at 900 °C using a 20 N load. The results reveal that high-speed steel (HSS) experiences severe abrasive wear with MS and causes severe sticking problems with ST. Si3N4 and SiC present substantially stronger abrasive wear resistance than HSS with MS, and the friction coefficients are dependent on the type of ceramic. Both ceramics can facilitate the establishment of a thick tribo-oxide layer (> 3 µm) on ST to prevent sticking; however, this is accompanied by severe pull-out and fracture wear. The effects of the counterface on the mechanical properties of the tribo-oxide layer, near-surface transformation, and the responses of the tribo-oxide layer to friction and wear are discussed. This study contributes to the understanding of interfacial tribological behaviors when different types of tools are used on MS and ST.
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This work is financially supported by the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51905213), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong (906055014066), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 21619337).
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Shaogang CUI. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Northeastern University, China, and his Ph.D. degree from University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2018. He once worked in the Institute of Research of Iron and Steel, Sha-steel as a research assistant, and now worked as a lecturer in the Institute of Advance Wear & Corrosion Resistant and Functional Materials in Jinan University. His research field includes the tribology in hot metal forming and wear-resistant castings.
Yangzhen LIU. He received his M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Kunming University of Science and Technology in 2014, and Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2018, respectively. He joined the Institute of Advance Wear & Corrosion Resistant and Functional Materials in Jinan University as a lecturer in 2018. He has published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers that received more than 400 citations and has the h-index of 11. His research interests cover the friction and wear of metal materials and current carrying friction.
Long WANG. He received his M.S. degree in 2017 from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Then from 2018 to 2021, he pursues his Ph.D. degree from University of Wollongong, Australia. His research interest is high-temperature tribology and lubrication, self-lubricating materials, and tribology for metal forming process.
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Cui, S., Liu, Y., Wang, T. et al. Tribological behavior comparisons of high chromium stainless and mild steels against high-speed steel and ceramics at high temperatures. Friction 10, 436–453 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-021-0509-1
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