Friction of metals: A review of microstructural evolution and nanoscale phenomena in shearing contacts

M Chandross, N Argibay - Tribology Letters, 2021 - Springer
The friction behavior of metals is directly linked to the mechanisms that accommodate
deformation. We examine the links between mechanisms of strengthening, deformation, and …

Ultrastrong gradient nanostructured CSS-42L bearing steel and its enhanced wear resistance at elevated temperature

C Song, S Hu, Q Han, X Han, L Xie, W Zhuang… - Surface and Coatings …, 2023 - Elsevier
A gradient nanostructured surface layer was successfully fabricated on the CSS-42L
(15Cr14Co12Mo5Ni) aerospace bearing steel by ultrasonic shot peening (USP) technology …

Temperature-induced wear transition in ceramic-metal composites

M Lou, X Chen, K Xu, Z Deng, L Chen, J Lv, K Chang… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Wear degradation is a key parameter to evaluate the performance of ceramic-metal
composites applied in manufacturing and mining industries. We selected a typical composite …

Achieving ultralow wear with stable nanocrystalline metals

JF Curry, TF Babuska, TA Furnish, P Lu… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recent work suggests that thermally stable nanocrystallinity in metals is achievable in
several binary alloys by modifying grain boundary energies via solute segregation. The …

Microstructure evolution and deformation mechanisms during high rate and cryogenic sliding of copper

X Chen, R Schneider, P Gumbsch, C Greiner - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Frictional sliding induces a distinct discontinuity in the microstructure between a subsurface
layer and the underlying bulk material, which strongly influences the tribological …

Evidence of inverse Hall-Petch behavior and low friction and wear in high entropy alloys

MR Jones, BL Nation, JA Wellington-Johnson… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
We present evidence of inverse Hall-Petch behavior for a single-phase high entropy alloy
(CoCrFeMnNi) in ultra-high vacuum and show that it is associated with low friction …

Wear behaviors of AISI 316L stainless steel with a gradient structured surface layer induced by laser shock peening

K Luo, S Xu, L Xu, Y Xing, H Zhang, C Wang… - Surface and Coatings …, 2024 - Elsevier
A gradient structured (GS) surface layer was fabricated by laser shock peening (LSP) on an
AISI 316 L stainless steel (SS), and its wear behavior was investigated. Results show that …

Interplay between microstructural evolution and tribo-chemistry during dry sliding of metals

PG Grützmacher, S Rammacher, D Rathmann, C Motz… - Friction, 2019 - Springer
Understanding the microstructural and tribo-chemical processes during tribological loading
is of utmost importance to further improve the tribological behavior of metals. In this study …

Effects of indentation depth and grain size on scratching behavior of nanograin FCC Fe polycrystalline substrate

Z Shi, Y Meng - Tribology International, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to their high grain boundary (GB) density, nanograin materials have excellent
mechanical and physicochemical properties. The variation of GB density can dominate their …

Building on gleiter: the foundations and future of deformation processing of nanocrystalline metals

SN Mathaudhu - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2020 - Springer
In 1989, fueled by his prior reports and findings, Prof. Herbert Gleiter published a seminal
work on the synthesis, processing, and possibilities for nanocrystalline materials. This spark …