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Friction and wear properties of hydraulic components with ceramic/steel-to-steel pairs

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The friction coefficient and wear amount of ceramic/steel-to-steel pairs under various concentrations of high water-based emulsion, load size, and load frequency were investigated through friction and wear test, white light interference 3D surface profiling, scanning electron microscopy, and attached energy spectrometry. The friction and wear conditions of hydraulic components made of different materials are discussed. The ceramic-to-steel pair performs better than the steel-to-steel pair in friction reduction and wear resistance. When the load is 100 N, the frequency is 1 Hz and the concentration is 6 %, and the friction coefficient and wear amount of the ceramic-to-steel pair are the lowest. The degree of abrasive and ploughing wear of various friction pairs is directly proportional to the emulsion concentration and inversely proportional to the working load and frequency. The research results can provide guidance for the manufacture and application of ceramic valves.

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The work described in this paper was supported by the Foundation of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51904195); Key R&D Projects of Shanxi Province (International Scientific and Technological Cooperation, Grant No. 201803D421041); and Major Science and Technology Projects of Shanxi Province (Grant No. 20181101017).

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Baofu Kou is an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology. He received a B.S. degree from Taiyuan University of Science and Technology and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Taiyuan University of Technology, China, in 2011 and 2015. His research interests include mining machinery, electromechanical hydraulic integration, and mechanical engineering.

Zhenshun Li is a postgraduate student at the Taiyuan University of Science and Technology. His main research interests are mine electro-hydraulic integration direction, and high water-based hydraulic component friction and wear.

Zhang Zhang is a postgraduate student at Taiyuan University of Science and Technology. His main research directions are mine electro-hydraulic integration direction, high water-based hydraulic component friction, and wear research.

Ruiqing Li is a postgraduate student at Taiyuan University of Science and Technology. His main research directions are mine electro-hydraulic integration, high water-based hydraulic component friction and wear research.

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Kou, B., Li, Z., Zhang, Z. et al. Friction and wear properties of hydraulic components with ceramic/steel-to-steel pairs. J Mech Sci Technol 35, 3375–3388 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-021-0711-0

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