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Friction Reduction of Chrome-Coated Surface with Micro-Dimple Arrays Generated by Electrochemical Micromachining

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Surface coating and surface texture play a significant role in enhancing the tribological properties of mechanical components. In this study, to further improve the tribological properties of a chrome-coated surface, arrays of circular- and square-shaped micro-dimples were generated on chrome-coated surfaces via electrochemical machining. Through-mask electrochemical micromachining (TMEMM) is a popular electrochemical micromachining method for generating micro-dimple arrays. However, photolithography is a necessary process in conventional TMEMM before electrochemical micromachining, which is time-consuming and expensive when used in mass production. A reusable polydimethylsiloxane mask was introduced to prepare the micro-dimples. Circular micro-dimples of 120 μm diameter and square micro-dimples of 106 μm side length were fabricated on a chrome-coated surface. The results of friction tests indicated that at a load of 220 N, 10 μm deep micro-dimples reduced the coefficient of friction (CoF) significantly compared to an untextured surface. At a load of 320 and 420 N, the CoF continually decreased when the depth of the micro-dimples was increased from 0 to 20 μm. In addition, the results showed that, compared to circular micro-dimples, square micro-dimples contributed to a higher friction reduction ratio under the same conditions. The best friction reduction ratio was found for square dimples with a depth of 20 μm.

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The work described in this study was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, Grant 2015CB057502) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant NZ2016106).

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  1. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaolei Chen, Ningsong Qu, Zhibao Hou, Xiaolei Wang & Di Zhu

  2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Precision and Micro-Manufacturing Technology, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China

    Ningsong Qu & Di Zhu

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Chen, X., Qu, N., Hou, Z. et al. Friction Reduction of Chrome-Coated Surface with Micro-Dimple Arrays Generated by Electrochemical Micromachining. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 26, 667–675 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-2501-5

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