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Improving Tribological Performance of Inconel 625 by Combining Groove-Textured Surfaces with Sn-Ag-Cu Solid Lubricant

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High wear is the primary failure mechanism of Inconel 625 in mechanical parts. The surface modification is workable method to improve tribological performance of Inconel 625. In this paper, the groove-textured surfaces with different widths and pitches were prepared on the surfaces of Inconel 625 by electrical discharge machining technology. The Sn-Ag-Cu solid lubricant was deposited on the grooves. The synergistic effects of Sn-Ag-Cu solid lubricant and groove-textured surface on the tribological performance of Inconel 625 were studied. Results show that the groove-textured surface of Inconel 625 filled with Sn-Ag-Cu solid lubricant shows the lowest friction. Compared with the untextured sample, the friction coefficients of groove-textured sample with the groove density of 20% and the groove-textured sample with the groove density of 25% filled by Sn-Ag-Cu are reduced 35% and 48%, respectively. The textures can trap wear debris under the dry sliding condition. In addition, Sn-Ag-Cu alloys filled in the grooves supply the sufficient lubricant at the contact interface during the sliding process. The lubricating film on the contact surface is formed gradually, which is mainly due to the shear adaptability and low melting point of Sn-Ag-Cu alloy. It shows that deposition of Sn-Ag-Cu solid lubricant coating on the groove-textured surface is an effective way for improving the friction and wear performance of Inconel 625.

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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (2019-YB-20); the Project for Science and Technology Plan of Henan Province (No. 192102210054) and cultivation project for High-value Intellectual Property of Hubei Intellectual Property Bureau (No. 2019-45). 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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Zhang, J., Lu, G., Shi, X. et al. Improving Tribological Performance of Inconel 625 by Combining Groove-Textured Surfaces with Sn-Ag-Cu Solid Lubricant. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 30, 154–164 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-05363-y

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