High-Temperature Tribological and Self-Lubricating Behavior of Copper Oxide-Doped Y-TZP Composite Sliding Against Alumina

Valefi, Mahdiar and Rooij de, Matthijn and Schipper, Dirk J. and Winnubst, Louis (2011) High-Temperature Tribological and Self-Lubricating Behavior of Copper Oxide-Doped Y-TZP Composite Sliding Against Alumina. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94 (12). pp. 4426-4434. ISSN 0002-7820

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Abstract:	The tribological behavior of 5 wt% copper oxide-doped tetragonal zirconia polycrystal composite has been investigated while it slides against an alumina counterface under high temperature conditions. The effects of load (1, 2.5, and 5 N) and velocity (0.05 and 0.1 m/s) on the wear mechanism have been investigated. The results were compared with undoped zirconia at 595°C. A coefficient of friction (COF) of 0.35 and a specific wear rate less than 10−6 mm3/Nm were obtained at 595°C when copper oxide was added to zirconia. Further, it has been observed that a self-lubricating layer is formed at the interface. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy have been used to investigate the formation of the self-lubricating copper-rich layer at the interface between the disk and counterface materials. The formation of a self-lubricating layer, as well as the wear mechanisms at different operational conditions (load and velocity) are discussed. It appears that plastic deformation of copper-rich phase at higher temperature is responsible for the decrease in friction and wear
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© Wiley
Faculty:	Engineering Technology (CTW)
Research Group:	Design, Production and Management (DPM)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/80429
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04899.x
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