Wear and Friction Characteristics of In Situ TiC-Reinforced Ti3SiC2-Ti5Si3 Composites Against 100Cr6 Steel Counterpart
In this study, the dry sliding characteristics of a Ti3SiC2/Ti5Si3 matrix reinforced with different TiC contents against a 100Cr6 steel ball were investigated. The composites were fabricated using the spark plasma sintering method with Ti, SiC, and C powders. SEM revealed that the composites possessed damage tolerance behavior, where grain pull-out, buckling, delamination, and diffuse microcracking were observed. In comparison, the unreinforced composite showed severe adhesive wear and tribo-oxidative wear mechanisms. The integration of the TiC phase in the Ti3SiC2/Ti5Si3 matrix enhanced the wear resistance by at least one order of magnitude. A new wear regime was observed in the TiC-reinforced composites, classified as mild wear, where tribo-oxidation and third-body abrasion were dominant, with ferrous deposits on the sliding surfaces.
Authors
- Maharshi Dey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-992X)
- Adel Haddad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8454-0922)
- Nabil Chiker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0391-441X)
- Abdessabour Benamor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-7331)
- Merouane Salhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6345-2384)
- Youcef Hadji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7044-354X)
- Riad Badji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7432-7992)
- Jean‐Pierre Erauw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5983-0349)
- Arnaud Tricoteaux
- Hiba Benamor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2530-4599)
- Mohamed Hadji
Institutions
- Research Center in Industrial Technologies (DZ)
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (FR)
- UbiQD (United States) (US)
- Belgian Ceramic Research Centre (BE)
- Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (FR)
- University of Blida (DZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lubricants
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants12110368
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.23
Funders
- Beef Cattle Research Council
- Direction Générale de la Recherche Scientifique et du Développement Technologique