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Effects of iron content on tribological properties of Cu-Fe-based friction material

Yanxin Zheng (College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China)
Ying Liu (College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China)
Feng Zheng (College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China)
Qingsong Song (College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China)
Caili Zhang (College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China)
Jian Wang (College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China)
Nan Dong (College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China)
Aijuan Shi (Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Yantai Automobile Engineering Professional College, Yantai, China)
Peide Han (College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China)

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

ISSN: 0036-8792

Article publication date: 19 July 2019

Issue publication date: 22 August 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of iron content on the friction and wear performances of Cu–Fe-based friction materials under dry sliding friction and wear test condition.

Design/methodology/approach

Cu–Fe-based friction materials with different iron content were prepared by powder metallurgy route. The tribological properties of Cu–Fe-based friction materials against GCr15 steel balls were studied at different applied loads and sliding speeds. Meanwhile, microstructure and phases of Cu–Fe-based friction materials were investigated.

Findings

Cu–Fe-based friction materials with different iron content are suitable for specific applied load and sliding speed, respectively. Low iron content Cu–Fe-based friction material is suitable for a high load 60 N and low sliding speed 70 mm/min and high iron content Cu–Fe-based friction material will be more suitable for a high load 60 N and high sliding speed 150 mm/min. The abrasive wear is the main wear mechanism for two kinds of Cu–Fe-based friction materials.

Originality/value

The friction and wear properties of Cu–Fe-based friction materials with different iron content were determined at different applied loads and sliding speeds, providing a direction and theoretical basis for the future development of Cu–Fe-based friction materials.

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Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51371123, 51871159), the Innovation Project for Graduate Education of Shanxi province (No. 2016JD20) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (No. 201601D202034).

Citation

Zheng, Y., Liu, Y., Zheng, F., Song, Q., Zhang, C., Wang, J., Dong, N., Shi, A. and Han, P. (2019), "Effects of iron content on tribological properties of Cu-Fe-based friction material", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 71 No. 5, pp. 718-723. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-01-2019-0039

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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