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A low-friction graphene nanoplatelets film from suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spray

Venturi, F.; Rance, G. A.; Thomas, J.; Hussain, T.

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Dr FEDERICO VENTURI FEDERICO.VENTURI@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor in Materials & Aerospace Engineering

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GRAHAM RANCE Graham.Rance@nottingham.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow

J. Thomas

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TANVIR HUSSAIN TANVIR.HUSSAIN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Coatings and Surface Engineering



Abstract

The addition of graphene-based nanomaterials is known to improve the tribology properties of materials by lowering the coefficient of friction and reducing wear. The covering of small areas with thin graphene-based films is routinely carried out; however, a fast and efficient way of covering large areas represents an outstanding challenge. Here we present a method for the deposition of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) on stainless steel substrates based on suspension high-velocity oxy fuel thermal spray. GNPs were radially injected into the combustion jet, providing sufficient momentum and moderate heat transfer to facilitate effective bonding with the substrate. Upon unlubricated ball-on-disc wear testing against an alumina counterbody, GNPs undergo gradual exfoliation, covering the substrate and thus lowering the friction coefficient ([less than] 0.1). We have reported the formation of a thin layer, composed of GNPs having different amounts of disorder, which protects the underlying substrate from wear. GNP structural ordering is studied throughout deposition and wear tests, showing an increase of inter- and intralayer disorder at the nanoscale, whilst largely preserving the GNP microstructure.

Citation

Venturi, F., Rance, G. A., Thomas, J., & Hussain, T. (2019). A low-friction graphene nanoplatelets film from suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spray. AIP Advances, 9(2), 025216. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5089021

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 13, 2019
Online Publication Date Feb 21, 2019
Publication Date Feb 21, 2019
Deposit Date Feb 21, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal AIP Advances
Electronic ISSN 2158-3226
Publisher AIP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Issue 2
Pages 025216
DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5089021
Keywords General Physics and Astronomy
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1574391
Publisher URL https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5089021
Additional Information Received: 2019-01-16; Accepted: 2019-02-13; Published: 2019-02-21

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