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The Influence of Temperature on the Frictional Behavior of Duplex-Coated Die Steel Rubbing Against Forging Brass

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Improvement of die life under hot forging of brass alloys is considered vital from both economical and technical points of view. One of the best methods for improving die life is duplex coatings. In this research, the influence of temperature on the tribological behavior of duplex-coated die steel rubbing against forging brass was investigated. The wear tests were performed on a pin-on-disk machine from room temperature to 700 °C; the pins were made in H13 hot work tool steel treated by plasma nitriding and by PVD coatings of TiN-TiAlN-CrAlN. The disks were machined from a two-phase brass alloy too. The results revealed that the friction coefficient of this tribosystem went through a maximum at 550 °C and decreased largely at 700 °C. Furthermore, the formation of Cr2O3 caused the reduction of friction coefficient at 700 °C. PVD coatings proved their wear resistance up to 550 °C, well above the working temperature of the brass forging dies.

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Special thanks to Sevin Plasma Surface Engineering Co. for supplying the PVD coatings and Tribology laboratory of Malek Ashtar University for carrying out the pin-on-disk tests. The authors wish to thank Azaran Industrial Group for providing materials and machining the specimens.

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Ebrahimzadeh, I., Ashrafizadeh, F. The Influence of Temperature on the Frictional Behavior of Duplex-Coated Die Steel Rubbing Against Forging Brass. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 24, 529–535 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-014-1301-4

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