Running-in and micropitting behaviour of steel surfaces under mixed lubrication conditions
Running-in and micropitting behaviour of steel surfaces under mixed lubrication conditions
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DOI:
10.1016/j.triboint.2016.03.007
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发表时间:
2016-09-01
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Evans, H. P.
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作者:
Clarke, A.;Weeks, I. J. J.;Evans, H. P.
The paper investigates the running-in of hardened steel surfaces under mixed lubrication conditions. Pairs of surfaces of both equal and differing hardness were loaded together under rolling/sliding conditions in a twin-disk rig, and the evolution of surface topography was investigated using in-situ profilometry. Evaluation of roughness parameters, height distributions and profile relocation showed that the running-in of these surfaces is a rapid process where the most prominent asperity tips undergo plastic deformation during the initial loading cycles. Finally, the pair of equal hardness disks, following further running in a separate series of experiments, was found to suffer from micro-pitting. This micropitting predominantly occurred along the tips of prominent asperities, and the potential link between running-in and surface failure is discussed. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.