Tribology Letters

, Volume 50, Issue 3, pp 323–330 | Cite as

Tribological Behavior of Ti3AlC2 Against SiC at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures

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Abstract

In this paper, we reported the tribological behavior of Ti3AlC2 disk sliding against SiC ball from room temperature (RT) to 1,000 °C. The tribological properties are highly dependent of testing temperature. At RT, the coefficient of friction (CoF) is as low as 0.34 in the steady state, but the wear rate is relative high (4.26 × 10−4 mm3/Nm). At 200 and 400 °C, the CoF is as high as 1.21, and the wear rates are very high, about on the order of 10−3 mm3/Nm. From 600 to 1,000 °C, however, Ti3AlC2 exhibits quite low wear rate on the order of 10−6 mm3/Nm and relative moderate CoF, 0.60–0.80. The compacted continuous oxide layer at 600 °C and above might be responsible for the outstanding wear resistance.

Keywords

Ti3AlC2 Friction and wear MAX phases High temperature 
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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51275507 and 51202258) and the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB632300).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Solid LubricationLanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesLanzhouPeople’s Republic of China
  2. 2.University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingPeople’s Republic of China

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