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Open AccessTribological performance of iron- and nickel-base self-lubricating claddings containing metal sulfides at high temperature
Iron-based coatings with the incorporation of solid lubricants have been prepared by means of laser cladding, in an effort to control friction and decrease tool wear at high temperatures during metal forming a...
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Open AccessA review of advances in tribology in 2020–2021
Around 1,000 peer-reviewed papers were selected from 3,450 articles published during 2020–2021, and reviewed as the representative advances in tribology research worldwide. The survey highlights the developmen...
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Open AccessHigh temperature tribological behaviour of PVD coated tool steel and aluminium under dry and lubricated conditions
Aluminium alloys are commonly used as lightweight materials in the automotive industry. This non-ferrous family of metallic alloys offers a high versatility of properties and designs. To reduce weight and impr...
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Open AccessInfluence of lubrication, tool steel composition, and topography on the high temperature tribological behaviour of aluminium
The use of high strength aluminium alloys, such as 6XXX and 7XXX series, is continuously increasing for automotive applications in view of their good strength-to-weight ratio. Their formability at room tempera...
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Open AccessMechanical and tribological properties of nanocomposites incorporated with two-dimensional materials
In recent years, attempts to improve the mechanical properties of composites have increased remarkably owing to the inadequate utilization of matrices in demanding technological systems where efficiency, durab...
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Open AccessA review of recent advances in tribology
The reach of tribology has expanded in diverse fields and tribology related research activities have seen immense growth during the last decade. This review takes stock of the recent advances in research perta...
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Tribological Interaction of Plasma-Functionalized Polytetrafluoroethylene Nanoparticles with ZDDP and Ionic Liquids
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) nanoparticles were coated with consecutive plasma deposited siliceous and methacrylate coatings. Secondary zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP), phosphonium cation and phosphate an...
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Open AccessExperimental Evaluation of Galling Under Press Hardening Conditions
Severe adhesion, also referred to as galling, is a critical problem in press hardening, especially in stam** tools used for hot forming of Al–Si-coated ultra-high strength steel. Galling is known to develop ...
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Open AccessNumerical study of contact conditions in press hardening for tool wear simulation
In the press hardening industry, industrial and academic efforts are being directed toward predicting tool wear to realize an economical manufacturing process. Tool wear in press hardening is a tribological re...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a Tribological Test Programme Based on Press Hardening Simulations
Press hardening is widely utilized to form ultra-high-strength steels characterized by a high strength-to-weight ratio for automotive components. Press hardening processes include heating boron–manganese steel...
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Fatigue of 0.55C-1.72Si Steel with Tempered Martensitic and Carbide-Free Bainitic Microstructures
High-Si spring steel was heat treated in three different ways: Quenching and tempering at 460 °C to obtain a tempered martensite microstructure, and austempering at 300 and 350 °C, respectively, to obtain two ...
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Open AccessStatic/dynamic friction and wear of some selected polymeric materials for conformal tribo-pairs under boundary lubrication conditions
This work is aimed at investigating the friction and wear performance of different polymeric materials having potential for hydraulic system components under lubricated sliding conditions against a steel count...
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Influence of service temperature on tribological characteristics of self-lubricant coatings: A review
Self-lubricating coatings have been widely used to reduce friction in moving machine assemblies. However, the tribological performance of these coatings is strongly dependent on the service temperature. In thi...
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EHL Properties of Polyalkylene Glycols and Their Aqueous Solutions
Polyalkylene glycols (PAGs) are a type of synthetic lubricants widely used as compressor lubricants, gear oils, hydraulic fluids, and metal working fluids. The PAGs with typical molecular structure can dissolv...
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Tribochemical Wear of Rail Steels Lubricated with Synthetic Ester-Based Model Lubricants
Headchecks are a common type of damage in heavily loaded curved freight tracks. This paper deals with synthetic ester formulations' ability to prevent damage caused by headchecks through mild tribochemical wea...
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Sliding wear behaviour of some Fe-, Co- and Ni-based metallic glasses during rubbing against bearing steel
The sliding wear behaviour of several compositions of Fe-, Co- and Ni-based metallic glasses have been studied while rubbing against AISI 52100 bearing steel under reciprocating-sliding conditions. The wear re...
