Effects of Fabricated Method on the Coefficient of Friction of Al2O3-15 wt% ZrO2-3 wt% Solid Lubricant Composites
The coefficient of friction was very important factor for the applications of high temperature parts. In vehicles, the coefficient of friction was decreased due to lubricants as like engine oil etc. Lubricant such as oils is difficult to apply at high temperature. To apply high temperature parts, lubricants were demanded for high temperature stability. This work is to use the pulsed electric current sintering (PECS) technique and the atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) method in order to make self-lubricating Al2O3-15wt% ZrO2-solid lubricant composites. We focused on the coefficient of friction for the fabrication method of self-lubricating Al2O3-15wt% ZrO2-solid lubricant composites. We compared with the coefficient of friction of PECSed and APSed composites. The surface roughness of PECSed Al2O3-15wt% ZrO2-solid lubricant composites were 0.06 ~ 0.31 μm of Ra and 10.16 ~ 33.12 μm of Ry. In the case of APSed Al2O3-15wt% ZrO2-solid lubricant composites, as-coated samples were 6.56 ~ 11.42 μm of Ra and 59.68 ~ 81.79 μm of Ry, and polished samples were 1.12 ~ 3.70 μm of Ra and 11.66 ~ 32.22 μm of Ry. The coefficient of friction of PECSed and APSed Al2O3-15wt% ZrO2-solid lubricant composites were 0.19 ~ 0.49 and 0.41 ~ 0.61, respectively.