Antifriction properties of ceramic materials under high-speed sliding process
Abstract The issues of tribology of a composite cermet material under high-speed short-term dry sliding friction process are discussed in this article. The possibility of reducing the friction coefficient due to the processing of cermet with selenium vapor is substantiated. Model experiments were carried out on a laboratory friction machine according to the pin-on-disk test at sliding speeds up to 100 m/s. Experimental dependences of the coefficient of friction on speed, load and the effect of mechanical properties on friction and wear of a friction couple are analyzed. These studies were based on the assumption about the possibility of reducing the friction coefficient of cermet by processing in chalcogen vapor and restoring the antifriction properties of the resulting lubricating film with an increase in temperature from friction heating of friction surfaces. It is proposed to carry out processing in chalcogen vapors of thermal protection ceramic coatings of the housings of the axial machines gas path, in particular, in aircraft engines. This technological process in conditions of emergency contact of the housing with the blades of the rapidly rotating disk will reduce the risk of engine destruction with catastrophic consequences.