Influences of ceramic mating balls on the tribological properties of Cr/a-C coatings with low chromium content in water lubrication

Wang, Qianzhi, Zhou, Fei, Ding, Xiangdong, Zhou, Zhifeng, Zhang, Wenjun, Li, Lawrence Kwok-Yan and Lee, Shuit-Tong (2013) Influences of ceramic mating balls on the tribological properties of Cr/a-C coatings with low chromium content in water lubrication. Wear, 303 (1-2), 354-360. (doi:10.1016/j.wear.2013.03.044).

Abstract

The influences of ceramic mating balls (SiC, Si3N4, Al2O3) on the tribological properties for hydrogen-free amorphous carbon (a-C) coatings and Cr/a-C coatings with low Cr content (3at.%) in water lubrication were investigated. The composition and microstructure of a-C and Cr/a-C coatings were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopy, respectively, and the mechanical and water-lubricated tribological properties were investigated using nano-indenter and ball-on-disc tribo-meter. The results revealed that the sp3/sp2 ratio of the Cr/a-C coatings increased, while the hardness and water wetting contact angle for the Cr/a-C coatings decreased in comparison to those of a-C coatings. The ranking of friction coefficients for a-C/balls and Cr/a-C/balls tribopairs was >>, which was determined by the interactive effects among mechanical properties, hydration reaction and contact pressure for coatings/balls tribopair. The specific wear rates of Cr/a-C coatings were slightly higher than those of a-C coatings.

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