Title

GENESIS AND STABILITY OF TRIBOLAYERS IN SOLID LUBRICATION: CASE OF PAIR DLC-STAINLESS STEEL

Authorship

Diego Berti Salvaro; Márcio Silvério; Cristiano Binder; Roberto Binder; Renan Schoreder; Deise Rebelo Consoni; Aloisio Nelmo Klein; José Daniel Biasoli de Mello

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Cristiano Binder

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Roberto Binder

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Renan Schoreder

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Deise Rebelo Consoni

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Aloisio Nelmo Klein

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José Daniel Biasoli de Mello

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DOI

10.5151/1472-5836-25745

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Abstract

The morphology, dimensions and chemical composition of tribolayers strongly depend on the pressures and temperatures acting on the contact. They are formed by reactions between the surfaces in contact with each other as well as with the atmosphere, lubricants and possible contaminants. In this paper the influence of test time (180, 500, 1000 and 2500 h) into the formation and characteristics of tribolayers in pairs DLC-stainless steel tested under refrigerant gas R134a atmosphere without presence of lubricating oil was analyzed. The characterization was performed using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) (morphology and chemical composition) and white light interferometry (dimensions). The tribolayers thicknesses ranged from 100 to 500 nm and they were composed by elements originated from mutual transfers between the tribological pairs as well as oxides, being more pronounced on the stainless steel surface. The results show that the tribolayers are chemically stable (maintained the same composition over time) and the thickness remained stable after a thousand hours of testing.

Keywords

Tribology; Tribolayer; Diamond-like carbon (DLC)