Some mechanisms of tribofilm formation in metal/metal and ceramic/metal sliding interactions

Tribological interaction often generates new structures and materials which form the interface between the sliding pair. The new material designated tribofilm here may be protective or tribologically deleterious. The tribofilm plays a major role in determining the friction and wear of the interactio...

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Published inWear Vol. 245; no. 1; pp. 178 - 189
Main Author Biswas, S.K
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.10.2000
Amsterdam Elsevier Science
New York, NY
Subjects
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Friction, lubrication, and wear
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Materials science
Mechanical contact (friction...)
Physics
Region 1
Region 2
Solid mechanics
Structural and continuum mechanics
Treatment of materials and its effects on microstructure and properties
Tribofilm
Tribology and mechanical contacts
Region 1
Region 2
Tribofilm
Friction
Thermal activation
Tribochemical reaction
Wear
Film formation
Metal metal contact
Ceramics
Interactions
Experimental study
Formation mechanism
Tribological coatings
Tribology
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Summary:Tribological interaction often generates new structures and materials which form the interface between the sliding pair. The new material designated tribofilm here may be protective or tribologically deleterious. The tribofilm plays a major role in determining the friction and wear of the interaction. Here, we give three examples: mechanically mixed, chemically generated and thermally activated, of tribofilms formed in three different tribological systems and speculate on the mechanism of their formation.
ISSN:0043-1648
1873-2577
DOI:10.1016/S0043-1648(00)00477-4