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Tribological performance of surface treated piston assembly with infiltrated layer

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By applying surface treatment on piston assembly and typical samples, an infiltrated layer with the depth of about 30 μm was formed on the treated sample surface. The surface hardness and linear expansion coefficient of treated piston sample decreased, while the hardness of treated ring sample increased. The results of ball-on-disc rotating friction test indicated that the infiltrated layer is helpful for improving the tribological properties of aluminum alloy, reducing friction coefficient under both dry friction and oil lubricated conditions, and improving the anti-friction and wear resistance performance of cast iron. In addition, the reciprocating friction testing results showed that surface treatment technology has stable anti-friction effect on piston/liner pair under various working conditions, with the average friction coefficient being reduced by about 10.2-22.1 %; while the anti-friction effect on ring/liner pair is mainly reflected under low-speed heavy-load condition, with the average friction coefficient being reduced by approximately 7.2-9.9 %.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful for the support from Changchai Co., Ltd. and Jiaxing Sino Power Co., Ltd. This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant num ber 51975252), the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Power System of Tractor (Grant number SKT2020003), and the Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (Grant number KYCX19_1597).

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    Bo Xu & Bifeng Yin

  2. Research and Development Center, Loncin Motor Co., Ltd., Chongqing, 400039, China

    Dashu Gao

  3. School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China

    Xijun Hua

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Bifeng Yin is a Professor at School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, Jiangsu University, and is the Dean of School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics from Jiangsu University. His research interests include the fields of surface engineering, coatings, texturing and the tribology of mechanical components.

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Xu, B., Yin, B., Gao, D. et al. Tribological performance of surface treated piston assembly with infiltrated layer. J Mech Sci Technol 36, 197–204 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-021-1218-4

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