ISSN: 0090-3973
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The Unlubricated Sliding Wear of Steels: The Contact Conditions in the Sliding Zone

Bian, S
University of Melbourne,Victoria,

Maj, S
University of Melbourne,Victoria,

Borland, DW
Monash University,Victoria,

(Received 12 May 1995; accepted 7 August 1995)

Abstract

Previously reported studies of the unlubricated sliding of quenched-and-tempered steel pins against similarly treated rings have been supplemented by temperature measurements and tests over a range of loads and speeds. The rate of wear of a pin depends on the hardness of the countersurface; it is shown that the increase in the rate for softer rings is accompanied by a higher temperature in the pin and a rougher wear track on the ring. Attention is thereby drawn towards the conditions in the contact zone, both during running in and when a steady state has been reached. Erratum to this paper appears in 24(4).

Keywords:
sliding wear, wear testing, steel, contact conditions

Paper ID: JTE11283J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11283J
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