Dry sliding of carbon steels under the action of an AC current of a contact density higher than 100 A/cm2 is realized. It is shown that the contact layer is easily deteriorated in high-carbon steels. This becomes evident as lower wear resistance compared to that of low-carbon steels. There are signs of a developing liquid phase on the worn surface. Using the methods of Auger spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis, it is demonstrated that a high content of carbon in the initial steel structure gives rise to formation of a large amount of γ-Fe (and)as well to a high concentration of carbon near the sliding surface.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 12, pp. 52–57, December, 2015.
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Fadin, V.V., Aleutdinova, M.I. Wear Resistance of Carbon Steels and Structure Parameters of Their Surface Layer After High Current Density Sliding. Russ Phys J 58, 1726–1731 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-016-0708-9
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