The wear of diamond

The wear of diamond

Since wear of prototype surfaces is known to range from (a) plastic deformation resulting from scratches and scores to (b) fatigue spalling, the testi...

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Since wear of prototype surfaces is known to range from (a) plastic deformation resulting from scratches and scores to (b) fatigue spalling, the testing machine was operated to reproduce typical scratches and craters, as well as hardness changes. Results indicate that highest work-hardening occurs in regions of maximum wear, and reveal other details concerning the angle of the specimen, reproducibility, order of effectiveness of various facing materials, and potential application of the method to other types of wearing surfaces. Some Aspects of the Effects of the Structural Type of Two Aluminium Alloys on Their Sliding and Wear Resisting Performance.

Gh. Vasilca, Al. Nica, 0. Hita and I. Dinca, Rev. Roumaine Sci. Tech. Se?. Me’canique Appl., 9 (5) (1964) 1oS5-1100; 6 plates. This review describes studies on an A-Sb alloy with hard inclusions of AlSb in a semhard matrix of Al solid solution and on an Xl-% alloy with a semi-hard matrix of Al solid solution and soft inclusions of Sn. The Wear of Diamond. 3f. Seal, Ind. Diamond Rev.. (1965) 111-116; 4 figs., I table, 22 refs. Experiments associated the wear of diamonds at low sliding speeds with the formation of small quantities of a debris in the region surrounding each track. The author favours the theory that the wear is due to attrition on a very small scale, the fragments losing their identity as diamond due to the presence of absorbed gas. Studies of Wear and Load-carrying Capacity in the Pin and Disk Machine. W. G. Robertson, ASLE Tmns., 8 (1965) in press; Paper No. 64 LC-14; tt figs., rg refs. A pin and disk machine has been used to investigate the influence of load and stress on the wear of steel specimens lubricated with a plain mineral oil and two blends containing typical commercial EP additives. Under constant load conditions it was found that, contrary to the wear law of Archard et al., the volume wear rate decreased asymptotically to zero throughout each test. With each additive blend the final stress was found to be a constant irrespective of the load applied, whereas with the base oil the final stress increased as the applied load was increased. It is suggested that for the additive blends the mechanism of lubrication is boundary, but that with the base oil a hydrodynamic oil-film is formed. The importance of these results is that they show that, under such lubricated conditions, the equilibrium state is not one of steady wear, as previously thought, but one of zero Wear, 8 (1965) 4o7-419

wear and that wear should properly 1~ thought of as a transient process, It is sho\rn that once the existence of the equilibrium state is recognized this transient u car can 1~~ expressed to a good approximation b>- ;I simple modification of the dry wear law. The Friction

and Wear Behavior of Molybdenum-Tungsten-Chromium Alloys in Hightemperature Sodium Environments.

W. H. Roberts, AXE Trans., 8 (rgo5j in press; Paper No. (~4 1X-25; rz figs., 2 tables. 22 refs. Friction and wear data, obtained with a crossed-cylinders apparatus, are presentcd for a selection of molybdenum--tungsten chromium alloys, over the temperature range zoo--5oo’C, for two sodium environments : the molten metal, containing approximately 5 p.p.m. of oxygen impurity, and pure argon containing sodium vapor at concentrations corresponding with the temperature equilibrium value. Some comparisons are made with results obtained in gaseous environments of pure argon, helium, and carbon dioxide. >An indication is given of the effect on friction and wear behavior of increasing the oxygen content in liquid sodium from about 5 to 80 p.p.m. It was concluded that chemisorbed doublcoxide films, formed by reaction of the molybdenum, tungsten, and chromium constituents of the alloys with the sodium environment, play a significant role in providing boundary lubrication in high-temperature sodium. Also, the effectiveness of the lubrication provided by such films is a function of the specific nature of the sodium environment (vapor or molten state), and temperature, as well as time at temperature. Fretting Corrosion Caused by Vibration with Stationary Rolling Bearings. H. Pittroff, J. Basic Enf., Sept. rg6j,

ASME Paper No. 64-Lub-zr ; IO figs., 16 refs. If nonrotating rolling bearings are exposed to vibration then the raceways especially in roller bearings can be damaged in a short time. False brinelling in bearings is caused by fretting corrosion. All research in this area therefore belongs to the field of fretting corrosion. Owing to the alternating elastic deformation in the contact area between the rolling elements and the raceway as well as to the shearing strength being exceeded in the microcontact area, surface particles are abradoxidized. ccl, which become immediately The kind and the extent of damage primarily depend on the static load of the bearings. The resistance to false brinelling can be increased by means of lubricants and surface treatments. It is possible to give limits for the admissible flute characteristics. In cases of already known vibration characteristics the