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Critical analysis of a coaxial configuration for the characterization of adhesive wear and its application to Al and Al–Sn alloys

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One of the main challenges of a tribological design is to find suitable pairs of materials to minimize friction and wear under specific operating conditions. To reproduce conditions of sliding and adhesive wear, a coaxial tribometer was developed. The equipment uses real-time data acquisition and feedback, allowing continuous control over a wide range of loads and rotational speed. Finite element analysis and experiments on selected materials are used to present a critical assessment of the advantages and drawbacks of the proposed configuration. Specifically, the tribological behaviour of cold-rolled and recrystallized AA1100 Al alloy and Al–Sn alloys is revisited. Worn surfaces are characterized by optical roughness measurement and SEM observation. Optical profilometry shows higher values of roughness in cold-rolled materials and confirms the essential contribution of Sn to the reduction of adhesive wear in Al-based alloys. At the surface of the SAE 783 alloy, severe mechanical mixing of the Al and Sn phases was observed in the worn zones as the result of severe plastic deformation during the formation of the tribologically modified surface layer.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank J.G. Lara for his invaluable support in the design and construction of the coaxial tribometer. Technical support by G. Álvarez, R. Cisneros, J. Romero, E. Ramos and I. Cueva is greatly acknowledged. This work was financially supported by CONACYT under grant CONACYT-SEP 168041 and by DGAPA trough projects PAPIME PE103312 and PAPIIT IN114215. C G Figueroa wishes to thank CONACYT for his PhD scholarship and support for a stay at Ghent University. R. Schouwenaars acknowledges support by DGAPA under the PASPA programme.

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    C. G. Figueroa, V. H. Jacobo, A. Ortiz & R. Schouwenaars

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Figueroa, C.G., Jacobo, V.H., Ortiz, A. et al. Critical analysis of a coaxial configuration for the characterization of adhesive wear and its application to Al and Al–Sn alloys. Tribol Lett 59, 14 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-015-0548-8

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