Investigation of the Wear Behavior of High Strength and High Conductivity Cu-Cr-Zr Alloy under Dry Sliding

Abstract:

The dry sliding wear behavior of Cu-Cr-Zr alloy prepared by electromagnetic horizontal continuous casting was investigated. The wear behavior of the studied alloy was discussed in terms of friction coefficient, mass loss/sliding, specific wear rate and wear mechanism. The results indicate that with the increasing normal load and sliding velocity, the friction coefficient of Cu-Cr-Zr alloy decreased monotonically, the mass loss/sliding and specific wear rate increased. By wear surface morphology and composition analysis, the wear mechanisms were discussed preliminary. Oxidation and abrasion mechanisms dominated at the lower sliding velocities and loads. Increasing loads and velocities led to a combination of oxidation and adhesion. Plastic deformation was dominant for the higher applied load and sliding velocities.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 817)
• Pages: 661-666
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.817.661
• Online since: April 2015
• Authors: Yuan Gao, Jin Chuan Jie, Peng Chao Zhang, Jian Zhang, Tong Min Wang, Ting Ju Li*
• Keywords: Cu-Cr-Zr Alloy, Friction Coefficient, Specific Wear Rate, Wear, Wear Mechanism

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