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The impact-sliding wear behavior of steam generator tubes in nuclear power plants is complex owing to the dynamic nature of the mechanical response and self-induced tribological changes. In this study, the effects of impact and sliding velocity on the impact-sliding wear behavior of a 2.25Cr1Mo steel tube are investigated experimentally and numerically. In the experimental study, a wear test rig that can measure changes in the impact and friction forces as well as the compressive displacement over different wear cycles, both in real time, is designed. A semi-analytical model based on the Archard wear law and Hertz contact theory is used to predict wear. The results indicate that the impact dynamic effect by the impact velocity is more significant than that of the sliding velocity, and that both velocities affect the friction force and wear degree. The experimental results for the wear depth evolution agree well with the corresponding simulation predictions.
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Meigui YIN. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering in 2020 from the Institute of Tribology at Southwest Jiaotong University. His research interests include impactsliding wear behaviors of different nuclear materials and tribology equipment development.
Chaise THIBAUT. He is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the LaMCoS laboratory, INSA Lyon. His research deals with contact mechanics, material behaviours characterization and modelling at high temperature, thermal rate and strain rate, and the modelling and developement of processes (welding, peening, and additive manufacturing).
Liwen WANG. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 2011. He currently serves as the director level researcher in the Academia Sinica of Dongfang Electric Co., Ltd. His research interests are vibration monitoring and fault diagnosis, and flow-induced vibration test technology of nuclear power equipment.
Daniel NÉLIAS. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from INSA Lyon, France, in 1989. His current position is a professor and the director of the LaMCoS laboratory. His research deals with contact mechanics and the modelling of fretting wear under various service conditions.
Minhao ZHU. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in metal material and heat treatment from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, in 1993 and 2001, respectively. He joined the Institute of Tribology at Southwest Jiaotong University in 1997. His current position is a professor. His research areas cover the engineering materials for tribological surfaces.
Zhenbing CAI. He received his Ph.D. degree in materials science from Southwest Jiaotong University, China, in 2009. He joined the Mechanical Engineering School at Southwest Jiaotong University in 2009. His current position is a professor and the director of the Tribology Research Institute. His research areas cover the wear damages of steam generator tubes for nuclear power plants and the engineering materials for tribological surfaces.
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Yin, M., Thibaut, C., Wang, L. et al. Impact-sliding wear response of 2.25Cr1Mo steel tubes: Experimental and semi-analytical method. Friction 10, 473–490 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-021-0538-9
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