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The influence of surface hardness on the fretting wear of steel pairs: its role in debris retention in the contact

Lemm, J.D.; Warmuth, A.R.; Pearson, S.R.; Shipway, P.H.

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Authors

J.D. Lemm

A.R. Warmuth

S.R. Pearson



Abstract

The influence of specimen hardness (between 275 kgf mm?2 and 835 kgf mm?2) in an AISI Type O1 steel-on-steel fretting contact was examined. In equal-hardness pairs, a variation in the wear volume of around 20% across the range of hardnesses examined was observed. However, in pairs where the two specimens in the couple had different hardnesses, a critical hardness differential threshold existed, above which the wear was predominantly associated with the harder specimen (with debris embedment on the softer specimen surface). This retention of debris provides protection of that surface from further wear and also results in accelerated wear of the harder counterface due to abrasion by the oxide debris bed which has built up on the opposing specimen.

Citation

Lemm, J., Warmuth, A., Pearson, S., & Shipway, P. (2014). The influence of surface hardness on the fretting wear of steel pairs: its role in debris retention in the contact. Tribology International, 81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2014.09.003

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 16, 2014
Deposit Date Nov 13, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Tribology International
Print ISSN 0301-679X
Electronic ISSN 1879-2464
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 81
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2014.09.003
Keywords Fretting, Steel, Hardness, Debris
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/735850
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301679X14003272

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