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The Effect of Textured Surfaces with Different Roughness Structures on the Tribological Properties of Al Alloy

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In this study, four kinds of roughness structures were constructed on the Al alloy surface using laser marking technology. The tribological properties of the surfaces under the condition of dry friction were carefully investigated. The results indicate that the fabricated surfaces have similar compositions. The hardness of surfaces can be improved after the laser surface treatment. Besides, the texturing of surfaces can efficiently reduce friction and improve friction resistance. However, the friction-reducing mechanisms are not the same. The surfaces with lined and grating grooves can remove wear debris away from the interfaces between steel balls and surfaces, while those with irregular protrusions and micro-orifices array would be able to trap wear debris in the microstructure. Furthermore, due to the different friction mechanisms of distinct roughness structures, their friction-reducing performances are greatly affected by the actual friction conditions (sliding speed and load), which offers a guide for constructing a specific roughness structure on the Al alloy surface to improve its friction resistance efficiently.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Key Scientific Program-Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2011CB933700), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (21073197). X.J.H. acknowledges the CAS Institute of Physical Science, University of Science and Technology of China (2012FXCX008), for financial support.

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    Tang, MK., Huang, XJ., Yu, JG. et al. The Effect of Textured Surfaces with Different Roughness Structures on the Tribological Properties of Al Alloy. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 25, 4115–4125 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-016-2251-9

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