scholarly journals High-Rate Laser Surface Texturing for Advanced Tribological Functionality

Lubricants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Schille ◽  
Lutz Schneider ◽  
Stefan Mauersberger ◽  
Sylvia Szokup ◽  
Sören Höhn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Surface Texturing ◽  
Ultrashort Pulses ◽  
Laser Surface Texturing ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Textured Surfaces ◽  
Periodic Surface ◽  
Static Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Static Coefficient

This article features with the enhancement of the static coefficient of friction by laser texturing the contact surfaces of tribological systems tested under dry friction conditions. The high-rate laser technology was applied for surface texturing at unprecedented processing rates, namely using powerful ultrashort pulses lasers in combination with ultrafast polygon-mirror based scan systems. The laser textured surfaces were analyzed by ion beam slope cutting and Raman measurements, showing a crystallographic disordering of the produced microscopic surface features. The laser induced self-organizing periodic surface structures as well as deterministic surface textures were tested regarding their tribological behavior. The highest static coefficient of friction was found of µ20 = 0.68 for a laser textured cross pattern that is 126% higher than for a fine grinded reference contact system. The line pattern was textured on a shaft-hub connection where the static coefficient of friction increased up to 75% that demonstrates the high potential of the technology for real-world applications.

scholarly journals Fast laser surface texturing of spherical samples to improve the frictional performance of elasto-hydrodynamic lubricated contacts

Friction ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Boidi ◽  
P. G. Grützmacher ◽  
A. Kadiric ◽  
F. J. Profito ◽  
I. F. Machado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Texturing ◽  
Hydrodynamic Pressure ◽  
Friction Reduction ◽  
Laser Surface Texturing ◽  
Textured Surfaces ◽  
Engineering Applications ◽  
Lubricated Contacts ◽  
Fluid Uptake ◽  
Direct Laser ◽  
Frictional Performance

AbstractTextured surfaces offer the potential to promote friction and wear reduction by increasing the hydrodynamic pressure, fluid uptake, or acting as oil or debris reservoirs. However, texturing techniques often require additional manufacturing steps and costs, thus frequently being not economically feasible for real engineering applications. This experimental study aims at applying a fast laser texturing technique on curved surfaces for obtaining superior tribological performances. A femtosecond pulsed laser (Ti:Sapphire) and direct laser interference patterning (with a solid-state Nd:YAG laser) were used for manufacturing dimple and groove patterns on curved steel surfaces (ball samples). Tribological tests were carried out under elasto-hydrodynamic lubricated contact conditions varying slide-roll ratio using a ball-on-disk configuration. Furthermore, a specific interferometry technique for rough surfaces was used to measure the film thickness of smooth and textured surfaces. Smooth steel samples were used to obtain data for the reference surface. The results showed that dimples promoted friction reduction (up to 20%) compared to the reference smooth specimens, whereas grooves generally caused less beneficial or detrimental effects. In addition, dimples promoted the formation of full film lubrication conditions at lower speeds. This study demonstrates how fast texturing techniques could potentially be used for improving the tribological performance of bearings as well as other mechanical components utilised in several engineering applications.

scholarly journals The Use of Statistical Functions for the Selection of Laser Texturing Parameters

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 454-461
Author(s):  
Piotr Sęk
Keyword(s):  
Surface Texturing ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Laser Surface Texturing ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Textured Surfaces ◽  
Surface Layers ◽  
Adhesion Properties ◽  
Machine Elements ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Statistical Functions

AbstractLaser surface texturing is currently the most developed technique for producing fully reproducible microcavities on the surfaces of machine elements. From the point of view of texture technology, an important aspect is the proper selection of process parameters to obtain texture elements with desirable and repetitive geometries and physicochemical properties. Surface texturing improves mottling and fretting resistance and is also used wherever the adhesion properties of surface layers (printing techniques, bonding materials, biological and chemical activity, coatings, etc.) are important. The article shows the possibility of applying statistical functions to the selection of appropriate machining parameters to obtain microgeometry useful in the application of textured surfaces [1].

scholarly journals DETERMINING THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION OF WOOD-BASED MATERALS FOR FURNITURE PANELS IN THE ASPECT OF MODELLING THEIR SHREDDING PROCESS

Wood Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 789-805
Author(s):  
MATEUSZ KUKLA ◽  
ŁUKASZ WARGUŁA ◽  
ALEKSANDRA BISZCZANIK
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Kinetic Coefficient ◽  
Drive Unit ◽  
Base Surface ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Kinematic Coefficient ◽  
Cutting Processes ◽  
Static Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Static Coefficient ◽  
Selection Of

In order to improve the power selection of the drive unit for the shredding machines,theauthors determine the values of friction coefficients used in the cutting force models. These values consider the friction between steel and such wood-based materials as chipboard, MDF and OSB. The tests concern laminated and non-laminated external surfaces and surfaces subjected to cutting processes. The value of the coefficient of friction for the tested materials is in the range: for the static coefficient of friction 0.77-0.33, and for the kinetic coefficient of friction 0.68-0.25. The highest values of the static and kinematic coefficient of friction were recorded for MDF (non-laminated external surface) and they were equal respectively: 0.77 and 0.68. In turn, thesmallest values of the discussed coefficients were recorded for chipboard (laminated external wood-base surface), which were at the level of 0.33 and 0.25, resp.

scholarly journals Assessment of wear micromechanisms on a laser textured cemented carbide tool during abrasive-like machining by FIB/FESEM

Friction ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiqi Fang ◽  
Dirk Bähre ◽  
Luis Llanes
Keyword(s):  
Focused Ion Beam ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Surface Texturing ◽  
Laser Surface ◽  
Laser Surface Texturing ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Dual Beam ◽  
Cemented Carbide Tool ◽  
Microstructural Integrity

Abstract The combined use of focused ion beam (FIB) milling and field-emission scanning electron microscopy inspection (FESEM) is a unique and successful approach for assessment of near-surface phenomena at specific and selected locations. In this study, a FIB/FESEM dual-beam platform was implemented to docment and analyze the wear micromechanisms on a laser-surface textured (LST) hardmetal (HM) tool. In particular, changes in surface and microstructural integrity of the laser-sculptured pyramids (effective cutting microfeatures) were characterized after testing the LST-HM tool against a steel workpiece in a workbench designed to simulate an external honing process. It was demonstrated that: (1) laser-surface texturing does not degrade the intrinsic surface integrity and tool effectiveness of HM pyramids; and (2) there exists a correlation between the wear and loading of shaped pyramids at the local level. Hence, the enhanced performance of the laser-textured tool should consider the pyramid geometry aspects rather than the microstructure assemblage of the HM grade used, at least for attempted abrasive applications.

scholarly journals Measuring the Static Coefficient of Friction of Non-Fluid Contaminants

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 537-541
Author(s):  
Hunter DeBusk ◽  
Levi Dixon ◽  
Joellen Gill ◽  
Richard Gill
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Subjective Ratings ◽  
Slip Event ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Static Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Static Coefficient ◽  
Porcelain Tile ◽  
Floor Material

The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether there are differences between measuring the static coefficient of friction (SCOF) of a non-fluid contaminant when it is directly attached to a tribometer test foot, or “Attached”, versus when it is lying loose on the floor, or “Loose”. The non-fluid materials used in this study included Mylar, Cardboard, Terrycloth Bathmat, and Terrycloth Bathmat with Rubberized Silicon Backing; the floor material was porcelain tile. In addition, 10 participants subjectively rated the “slipperiness” of each material by pushing the materials with one foot across the porcelain tile. The findings of this study revealed that within each technique, Attached and Loose, the measurements were consistent and reliable. Furthermore, both techniques resulted in identical ordering of the materials from lowest to highest SCOF, which was verified by the human subjects’ subjective ratings of slipperiness. However, the Loose technique SCOF values were slightly but consistently greater than the Attached technique SCOF values; the Loose tests of the entire bathmats were found to have greater SCOF values when compared to Loose tests of small samples. These findings suggest that when investigating a specific slip event, a practitioner should measure the SCOF of the non-fluid contaminant using the technique which most closely represents the conditions of the slip event.

Testing the Validity of Greenwood and Tripp’s Sum Surface Assumption for Elastic-Plastic Contact

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashutosh Roy ◽  
Bhargava Sista ◽  
Kumar Vemaganti
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Correlation Length ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Rigid Plane ◽  
Static Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Static Coefficient

Abstract The complexity of modeling friction between rough surfaces has prompted many researchers to use Greenwood and Tripp’s sum surface assumption to simplify the analysis. This assumption approximates the contact between two rough surfaces as contact between their equivalent sum surface and a rigid plane. In this work, we develop detailed finite element models to test the sum surface assumption for surfaces with Gaussian and exponential autocorrelation functions. We consider surfaces with differing surface roughness and correlation length values. For each case, we conduct simulations of two rough surfaces interacting in compression followed by shear, and a corresponding equivalent surface model based on the sum surface assumption. Multiple realizations of each parameter combination are simulated to obtain a statistical picture of the responses. We find that (a) the sum surface assumption consistently under-predicts the static coefficient of friction and (b) the equivalent surface model is less accurate for surfaces with differing correlation length-to-surface roughness ratios.

scholarly journals Possibilities of Dry and Lubricated Friction Modification Enabled by Different Ultrashort Laser-Based Surface Structuring Methods

Lubricants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Rung ◽  
Kevin Bokan ◽  
Frederick Kleinwort ◽  
Simon Schwarz ◽  
Peter Simon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Beam ◽  
Surface Engineering ◽  
Surface Texturing ◽  
Friction Reduction ◽  
Surface Structures ◽  
Laser Surface Texturing ◽  
Periodic Surface ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Disc Configuration ◽  
Micro Structures

In this contribution we report on the possibilities of dry and lubricated friction modification introduced by different laser surface texturing methods. We compare the potential of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures and Laser Beam Interference Ablation on 100Cr6 steel in a linear reciprocating ball-on-disc configuration using 100Cr6 steel and tungsten carbide balls with load forces between 50 mN and 1000 mN. For dry friction, we find a possibility to reduce the coefficient of friction and we observe a pronounced direction dependency for surfaces fabricated by Laser Beam Interference Ablation. Furthermore, Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures result in a load-dependent friction reduction for lubricated linear reciprocating movements. This work helps to identify the modification behaviour of laser generated micro structures with feature sizes of approximately 1 µm and reveals new possibilities for surface engineering.

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