Study the effect of nitrogen content on the friction and wear properties of Zr-Cu-Ni-Al bulk metallic glasses
Abstract The effects of nitrogen on friction and wear properties of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses were investigated experimentally. Preparation of Amorphous Bars by copper mold suction casting method. XRD was used to characterize the structure of samples, which proved their amorphous structure. The surface properties of the samples were studied with a microhardness tester and a friction and wear tester. The wear surfaces of the sample were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The results show that the introduction of nitrogen improves the hardness and wear resistance of Zr-based metallic glass. Compared with the non-N-doped Zr-based metallic glass, the N-doped Zr-based metallic glasses have higher hardness and lower wear rate. In particular, the sample with 1.5% nitrogen doping has the largest hardness (578.58hv) and the lowest wear rate (1.04 × 10−3mm3 N−1 m−1). The wear types of N-doped Zr-based amorphous on GCr15 are mainly abrasive wear and adhesive wear.