Nano-Structured Crystals of Zirconium Dioxide for Extreme Applications

Abstract:

The paper discusses application possibilities of nanostructured crystals of partly stabilized zirconium dioxide in greaseless running of plain bearings in order to support normal operation of friction joints at high temperatures and in aggressive conditions. This issue is a burning one in different industries, e.g. circulating pumps in nuclear power engineering, mixing units of crystal synthesizing lines in chemical engineering; motors in space-based targets, rotors of guide blades in axial compressors of airplane engines, supports of high-speed gas centrifuges. Micro-hardness was investigated, and friction surfaces were explored using methods of X-ray, electron-microscopic and element analysis to find a wear mechanism for crystals ZrO₂- Y₂O₃. The paper reports on tribological properties of partly stabilized zirconium dioxide crystals and prospects of their industrial usage.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 839)
• Pages: 1-6
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.839.1
• Online since: April 2020
• Authors: Valeriy Alisin*, Mikhail N. Roshchin
• Keywords: Friction Coefficient, Micro-Indentation, Nano-Structured Crystals, Phase Transformations in Crystals, Tribological Tests, Zirconium Dioxide

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