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Tribological Properties of In Situ-Fabricated NiCr-Al2O3 Composites with SrAl4O7 and SrO at Elevated Temperatures

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The effect of the interaction between SrO and SrAl4O7 with monoclinic and/or orthorhombic structures on the tribological performance of NiCr-Al2O3 composites was evaluated over a wide temperature range. The results indicated that the formation of SrO and SrAl4O7 with monoclinic and/or orthorhombic structures was effective in improving the friction and wear properties of the sintered composites at elevated temperatures. At 400 °C, the monoclinic-SrAl4O7, SrO and oxides (NiCr2O4, NiO, and Cr2O3) endowed the sintered composites with low friction coefficient and wear rate. When the temperature was above 600 °C, the tribolayer containing monoclinic-SrAl4O7, orthorhombic-SrAl4O7 and oxides exhibited better tribological properties than the tribofilm consisting of monoclinic-SrAl4O7, SrAl12O19 and oxides. Furthermore, at 800 °C, the appearance of orthorhombic-SrAl4O7 on the worn surface led to a low friction coefficient and wear rate.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51505378) and the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in the Shaanxi Province of China (Program No. 2017JM5101).

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Liu, F., Ren, J., Liu, H. et al. Tribological Properties of In Situ-Fabricated NiCr-Al2O3 Composites with SrAl4O7 and SrO at Elevated Temperatures. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 6670–6680 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-05127-8

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