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The tribological behaviors of Ti-Ni51.5 at% alloy strengthened by finely dispersed Ni4Ti3 particles in reciprocating sliding against GCr15, Al2O3, and ZrO2 at room temperature were studied. Interestingly, the coefficient of friction (COF) suffered a sheer drop (from 0.9 to 0.2) when the aged alloy slid against GCr15 at a frequency of 20 Hz under a 20 N load without lubrication. However, severe-mild wear transition disappeared when a solutionized alloy was used. Moreover, the COF stabilized at a relatively high level when Al2O3 and ZrO2 were used as counterparts, although their wear mechanisms showed signs of oxidation. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray element mappings of the wear scars of the counterparts clearly indicate that the formation of well-distributed tribo-layer and material transfer between the ball and disk are pivotal to the severe-to-mild wear transition in the aged Ti-Ni51.5 at% alloy/GCr15 friction pair. The higher microhardness and superelasticity of the aged alloy significantly accelerate the material transfer from GCr15 to the disk, forming a glazed protective tribo-layer containing Fe-rich oxides.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51673205), the Key Research Program of Frontier Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (QYZDJ-SSW-SLH056), and the National Basic Research Program of China (2015CB057502).
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Qihua WANG. He graduated from the Northwestern Polytechnical University with a bachelor’s degree in engineering in 1990 and a Ph.D. in Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1998. In 2004, he worked as a senior visiting scholar at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Houston, USA. He is currently a researcher and doctoral supervisor. He is the winner of the National Outstanding Youth Fund and his current research interests include composite tribology, space environmental material failure behavior and mechanism, and lubrication materials and sealing techniques under severe conditions. He has published more than 100 papers in important journals at domestic and international. As a group leader, he has undertaken more than 20 research projects.
Rui YANG. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Her research focuses on the tribological problems of shape memory alloys and the development of metal-based wear-resistant materials.
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Yang, R., Ma, W., Duan, C. et al. Self-lubrication of tribologically-induced oxidation during dry reciprocating sliding of aged Ti-Ni51.5 at% alloy. Friction 9, 1038–1049 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0395-y
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