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Effect of humidity and oxygen on friction, wear and durability of a polymer-bonded molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating system in large amplitude fretting (2024)
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Laolu-Balogun, E., Owen, S., Read, S., Shipway, P., & Voisey, K. (2024). Effect of humidity and oxygen on friction, wear and durability of a polymer-bonded molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating system in large amplitude fretting. Wear, 552-553, Article 205426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2024.205426

Investigations into effects of humidity and oxygen on a polymer-bonded MoS2-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating, on grit-blasted Ti-6Al-4V using a cylinder-on-flat configuration, are reported. Sustained low friction and low wear occurred in both l... Read More about Effect of humidity and oxygen on friction, wear and durability of a polymer-bonded molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating system in large amplitude fretting.

The evolution of subsurface deformation and tribological degradation of a multiphase Fe-based hardfacing induced by sliding contact (2023)
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Carrington, M., Daure, J., Utada, S., Ratia-Hanby, V., Shipway, P., Stewart, D., & McCartney, D. (2024). The evolution of subsurface deformation and tribological degradation of a multiphase Fe-based hardfacing induced by sliding contact. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 892, Article 146023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2023.146023

Multiphase Fe-based hardfacing alloys, for example Tristelle 5183 Fe-21%Cr-10%Ni-7.5%Nb-5%Si-2%C in wt.%, are extensively used for tribological applications, including valves, bearings and drive mechanisms, where two surfaces are unavoidably subjecte... Read More about The evolution of subsurface deformation and tribological degradation of a multiphase Fe-based hardfacing induced by sliding contact.

Lifetime of MoS2 based DFL systems in fretting with and without a Cu-Ni-In under-layer: the dependence on the topography of the surface onto which the DFL is deposited (2023)
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Laolu-Balogun, E., Owen, S., Booth, T., Pattinson, G., Shipway, P., & Voisey, K. (2023). Lifetime of MoS2 based DFL systems in fretting with and without a Cu-Ni-In under-layer: the dependence on the topography of the surface onto which the DFL is deposited. Tribology International, 188, Article 108863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108863

The superior fretting performance of polymer-bonded MoS2-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating on a plasma-sprayed Cu-Ni-In under-layer is well known. The Cu-Ni-In under-layer changes both the material and the topography of the sur... Read More about Lifetime of MoS2 based DFL systems in fretting with and without a Cu-Ni-In under-layer: the dependence on the topography of the surface onto which the DFL is deposited.

Galling of stainless steels as a function of test conditions in an ASTM G196-type test setup – The role of temperature, rotational velocity, interrupted rotation and rotational distance (2023)
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Daure, J. L., Kóti, D., Carrington, M. J., McCartney, D. G., Stewart, D. A., & Shipway, P. H. (2023). Galling of stainless steels as a function of test conditions in an ASTM G196-type test setup – The role of temperature, rotational velocity, interrupted rotation and rotational distance. Wear, 524-525, Article 204804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2023.204804

Austenitic stainless steels have attractive properties for use in corrosive environments, but their use in components where motion under load is experienced (such as valves) is limited by their poor galling behaviour. Whilst stainless steels with imp... Read More about Galling of stainless steels as a function of test conditions in an ASTM G196-type test setup – The role of temperature, rotational velocity, interrupted rotation and rotational distance.

Debris expulsion as a rate determining process in fretting – The effect of slip amplitude on debris expulsion behaviour and rates (2023)
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Zhu, T., Bennett, C. J., & Shipway, P. H. (2023). Debris expulsion as a rate determining process in fretting – The effect of slip amplitude on debris expulsion behaviour and rates. Wear, 523, Article 204818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2023.204818

In contrast to the well-established understanding of sliding wear, recent work has clearly demonstrated that the instantaneous wear rate in fretting of metals is dependent upon the contact size due to the fact that transport of species in and out of... Read More about Debris expulsion as a rate determining process in fretting – The effect of slip amplitude on debris expulsion behaviour and rates.

Corrigendum to ‘Understanding and modelling wear rates and mechanisms in fretting via the concept of rate-determining processes - Contact oxygenation, debris formation and debris ejection’ (Wear (2021) 486–487, (S004316482100452X), (10.1016/j.wear.2021.204066)) (2021)
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Shipway, P. H., Kirk, A. M., Bennett, C. J., & Zhu, T. (2022). Corrigendum to ‘Understanding and modelling wear rates and mechanisms in fretting via the concept of rate-determining processes - Contact oxygenation, debris formation and debris ejection’ (Wear (2021) 486–487, (S004316482100452X), (10.1016/j.wear.2021.204066)). Wear, 488-489, Article 204161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2021.204161

Understanding and modelling wear rates and mechanisms in fretting via the concept of rate-determining processes - Contact oxygenation, debris formation and debris ejection (2021)
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Shipway, P. H., Kirk, A. M., Bennett, C. J., & Zhu, T. (2021). Understanding and modelling wear rates and mechanisms in fretting via the concept of rate-determining processes - Contact oxygenation, debris formation and debris ejection. Wear, 486-487, Article 204066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2021.204066

A new framework which describes the role of three key processes in fretting wear of metals is proposed, with these three processes being: (i) oxygen transport into the contact; (ii) formation of oxide-based wear debris in the contact and (iii) ejecti... Read More about Understanding and modelling wear rates and mechanisms in fretting via the concept of rate-determining processes - Contact oxygenation, debris formation and debris ejection.

Interaction of displacement amplitude and frequency effects in fretting wear of a high strength steel: Impact on debris bed formation and subsurface damage (2021)
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Kirk, A. M., Sun, W., Bennett, C. J., & Shipway, P. H. (2021). Interaction of displacement amplitude and frequency effects in fretting wear of a high strength steel: Impact on debris bed formation and subsurface damage. Wear, 482-483, Article 203981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2021.203981

In previous work, fretting frequency has been observed to have a significant impact not only on wear rates, but also on the nature of fretting debris and the development of subsurface damage; however, while the “frequency effect” has been shown in so... Read More about Interaction of displacement amplitude and frequency effects in fretting wear of a high strength steel: Impact on debris bed formation and subsurface damage.

Time-dependence and exposure-dependence of material removal rates in fretting (2021)
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Shipway, P. H. (2021). Time-dependence and exposure-dependence of material removal rates in fretting. Wear, 477, Article 203826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2021.203826

Fretting generally results in either material removal or fatigue, or a combination of both. Although the term is rarely used now, in the early literature addressing this subject, fretting that resulted in material removal was sometimes termed “fretti... Read More about Time-dependence and exposure-dependence of material removal rates in fretting.

Contact size and debris ejection in fretting: The inappropriate use of Archard-type analysis of wear data and the development of alternative wear equations for commonly employed non-conforming specimen pair geometries (2021)
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Zhu, T., & Shipway, P. H. (2021). Contact size and debris ejection in fretting: The inappropriate use of Archard-type analysis of wear data and the development of alternative wear equations for commonly employed non-conforming specimen pair geometries. Wear, 474-475, Article 203710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2021.203710

It has been long understood that fretting differs from sliding wear in that the relative displacement between the bodies is generally smaller than the size of the contact between them, with debris ejection from the contact thus playing an important r... Read More about Contact size and debris ejection in fretting: The inappropriate use of Archard-type analysis of wear data and the development of alternative wear equations for commonly employed non-conforming specimen pair geometries.

Measurement of friction in galling testing – An example of its use in characterising the galling behaviour of hardfacings at ambient and elevated temperature (2021)
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Daure, J. L., Carrington, M. J., McCartney, D. G., Stewart, D. A., & Shipway, P. H. (2021). Measurement of friction in galling testing – An example of its use in characterising the galling behaviour of hardfacings at ambient and elevated temperature. Wear, 476, Article 203736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2021.203736

© 2021 Elsevier B.V. Galling is a category of severe adhesive wear that is defined by surface damage arising between sliding solids, distinguished by macroscopic, usually localized, roughening and creation of protrusions above the original surface. T... Read More about Measurement of friction in galling testing – An example of its use in characterising the galling behaviour of hardfacings at ambient and elevated temperature.

Microstructural characterisation of subsurface deformation and the degradation of Stellite 6 induced by self-mated sliding contact in a simulated PWR environment (2021)
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Carrington, M. J., Daure, J., Ratia-Hanby, V. L., Zhang, D., Shipway, P. H., Stewart, D. A., & McCartney, D. G. (2021). Microstructural characterisation of subsurface deformation and the degradation of Stellite 6 induced by self-mated sliding contact in a simulated PWR environment. Tribology International, 158, Article 106899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2021.106899

© 2021 Elsevier Ltd Stellite 6 (Co-29.5%Cr-5%W-1.2%C in wt%) is traditionally used as a hardfacing material in the primary circuit of pressurised water reactors (PWRs) due to its good corrosion and wear resistance in water at up to 300 °C. In this st... Read More about Microstructural characterisation of subsurface deformation and the degradation of Stellite 6 induced by self-mated sliding contact in a simulated PWR environment.

The dependence of wear rate on wear scar size in fretting: the role of debris (third body) expulsion from the contact (2019)
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Zhu, T., Shipway, P., & Sun, W. (2019). The dependence of wear rate on wear scar size in fretting: the role of debris (third body) expulsion from the contact. Wear, 440-441, 203081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2019.203081

The paper ‘The third-body approach: a mechanical view of wear’ by Maurice Godet (Wear, 100 (1984), pp 437–452) was perhaps the first to articulate clearly the key role of the rate of debris expulsion from a fretting contact in controlling the overall... Read More about The dependence of wear rate on wear scar size in fretting: the role of debris (third body) expulsion from the contact.

Influence of KCl and HCl on a Laser Clad FeCrAl Alloy: In-Situ SEM and Controlled Environment High Temperature Corrosion (2019)
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Reddy, L., Sattari, M., Davis, C., Shipway, P., Halvarsson, M., & Hussain, T. (2019). Influence of KCl and HCl on a Laser Clad FeCrAl Alloy: In-Situ SEM and Controlled Environment High Temperature Corrosion. Corrosion Science, 158, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2019.07.003

This study investigated the effects of HCl and KCl on a laser-clad FeCrAl coating at 450 °C in an in-situ ESEM followed by a furnace exposure. In all in-situ TEM cross-sections, three major phases were identified: an iron rich oxide, an iron-chromium... Read More about Influence of KCl and HCl on a Laser Clad FeCrAl Alloy: In-Situ SEM and Controlled Environment High Temperature Corrosion.

Debris development in fretting contacts: debris particles and debris beds (2019)
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Kirk, A., Shipway, P., Sun, W., & Bennett, C. (2019). Debris development in fretting contacts: debris particles and debris beds. Tribology International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2019.01.051

In this study, the formation and destruction of compacted beds of oxidized debris particles are investigated. Fretting tests of steel specimens were conducted, employing a cylinder-on-flat geometry with displacement amplitude being varied. The debris... Read More about Debris development in fretting contacts: debris particles and debris beds.

A comparison of the galling wear behaviour of PVD Cr and electroplated hard Cr thin films (2018)
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Daure, J., Carrington, M., Shipway, P., McCartney, D., & Stewart, D. (in press). A comparison of the galling wear behaviour of PVD Cr and electroplated hard Cr thin films. Surface and Coatings Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.06.070

Electroplated hard chromium (EPHC) is used in many industries as a wear and corrosion resistant coating. However, the long term viability of the electroplating process is at risk due to legislation regarding the toxic chemicals used. The physical vap... Read More about A comparison of the galling wear behaviour of PVD Cr and electroplated hard Cr thin films.

Corrosion of cast Stellite-3 analogue in simulated PWR conditions (2018)
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Karimi, G., Shipway, P., Stewart, D., & Hussain, T. (2018). Corrosion of cast Stellite-3 analogue in simulated PWR conditions. Corrosion Science, 140, 402-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2018.05.023

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Wear resistant alloys are required for deployment in pressurised water reactor primary circuits and in this context, the corrosion behaviour of a cast cobalt-based alloy following exposure for 30 days in lithiated water at 300 °C... Read More about Corrosion of cast Stellite-3 analogue in simulated PWR conditions.

The role of a thermally sprayed CuNiIn underlayer in the durability of a dry-film lubricant system in fretting: a phenomenological model (2018)
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Barman, K., Shipway, P., Voisey, K., & Pattinson, G. (2018). The role of a thermally sprayed CuNiIn underlayer in the durability of a dry-film lubricant system in fretting: a phenomenological model. Tribology International, 123, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2018.03.018

Dry film lubricant coatings (DFL) are employed to reduce friction and damage in highly loaded contacts. Metallic underlayers, e.g. CuNiIn, can be beneficial however, there is no detailed explanation of the mechanism. This work investigates the effect... Read More about The role of a thermally sprayed CuNiIn underlayer in the durability of a dry-film lubricant system in fretting: a phenomenological model.

An experimental study on the key fretting variables for flexible marine risers (2017)
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O’Halloran, S., Harte, A., Shipway, P., & Leen, S. (2018). An experimental study on the key fretting variables for flexible marine risers. Tribology International, 117, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2017.07.032

This paper presents an experimental investigation into the effects of contact conformity, contact pressure and displacement amplitude on the gross-slip fretting behaviour grease-lubricated cylinder-on-flat contacts in the context of flexible marine r... Read More about An experimental study on the key fretting variables for flexible marine risers.

The effect of coating architecture and defects on the corrosion behaviour of a PVD multilayer Inconel 625/Cr coating (2017)
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Daure, J., Voisey, K., Shipway, P., & Stewart, D. (2017). The effect of coating architecture and defects on the corrosion behaviour of a PVD multilayer Inconel 625/Cr coating. Surface and Coatings Technology, 324, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.06.009

This paper investigates the effect of substrate surface finish and deposition conditions of PVD multilayer Inconel 625/Cr coatings on their ability to act as a corrosion-barrier. The corrosion-barrier performance of the coatings was characterized by... Read More about The effect of coating architecture and defects on the corrosion behaviour of a PVD multilayer Inconel 625/Cr coating.