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As one of the most widely used high-performance bearing steels, the service life of M50 steel is closely related to its tribological properties. In this paper, the dry sliding tribological tests of M50 matrix composite containing 5.0 wt.% Ag and 5.0 wt.% carbon fiber (CF) against Si3N4 ceramic balls are carried out under different applied loads. The morphologies and compositions of worn surfaces and the cross sections of worn scars are systematically characterized to explore the wear mechanisms. The results indicate that M50-Ag-CF composites (MAC) exhibit the excellent tribological properties at 10 N, whose friction coefficient and wear rate are 0.212 and 1.6 × 10−6 mm3 N−1 m−1, respectively. The excellent tribological performance can be attributed to the synergistic effect of Ag and CF. Massive Ag is enriched on the friction surface to form a lubricating film, thus reducing the surface roughness and friction coefficient. Meanwhile, CF acts as a reinforcement and improves the wear resistance of M50 matrix composites.
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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2017-YB-019). Authors also wish to thank the Material Research and Test Center of WUT and M.J. Yang, X.L. Nie, S.L. Zhao, Y.M. Li and W.T. Zhu for their assistance with EPMA and FESEM.
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Feng, S., Chen, Y., Shi, X. et al. Effect of Silver and Carbon Fiber on the Tribological Properties of M50 Matrix Composites Under Different Loads. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 28, 1094–1102 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-019-3875-3
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