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Dry Sliding Wear Behavior and Subsurface Microstructure Evolution of Mg97Zn1Y2 Alloy in a Wide Sliding Speed Range

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The wear properties of Mg97Zn1Y2 alloy were investigated using the pin-on-disk wear machine within a load range of 20-380 N and a sliding speed range of 0.2-4.0 m/s. Analysis of worn surfaces using scanning electron microscope and energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer revealed that wear mechanisms including abrasion + oxidation, delamination accompanied by heavy surface oxidation and delamination operated in mild wear regime, while wear mechanisms such as severe plastic deformation, severe plastic deformation accompanied by spallation of oxidation layer and surface melting prevailed in severe wear regime. The microstructural evolution and hardness change in subsurfaces were examined by optical microscopy and hardness tester. The transformation of surface material from the deformed into dynamic recrystallization (DRX) microstructure was observed before and after mild-to-severe transition. The reason for mild-to-severe wear transition was identified as the transformation of strain hardening to DRX softening in subsurface. Mg97Zn1Y2 alloy has a superior mild-to-severe wear transition resistance to AZ alloys because of its higher recrystallization temperature. A novel model for evaluating the critical surface temperature of mild-to-severe wear transition was established using DRX kinetics.

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The authors wish to express their gratitude for the support under the Project 985-Automotive Engineering of Jilin University, National Foundation of Doctoral Station (Grant No. 20110061110031) and Project 2016180 Supported by Graduate Innovation Fund of Jilin University.

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    J. An, X. H. Xuan, J. Zhao, W. Sun & C. Liang

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An, J., Xuan, X.H., Zhao, J. et al. Dry Sliding Wear Behavior and Subsurface Microstructure Evolution of Mg97Zn1Y2 Alloy in a Wide Sliding Speed Range. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 25, 5363–5373 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-016-2381-0

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