Investigation of friction noise properties of M50 matrix curved microporous channel composites filled with Sn-Ag-Cu
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
ISSN: 0036-8792
Article publication date: 17 August 2021
Issue publication date: 9 September 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the friction noise properties of M50 matrix curved microporous channel composites filled with solid lubricant Sn-Ag-Cu (MS).
Design/methodology/approach
Pure M50 (MA) and MS are prepared by selective laser melting and vacuum-pressure infiltration technology. The tribological and friction noise properties of MA and MS are tested through dry sliding friction and then the influential mechanism of surface wear sate on friction noise is investigated by analyzing the variation law of noise signals and the worn surface characteristics of MS.
Findings
Experimental results show that the friction noise sound pressure level of MS is only 75.6 dB, and it mainly consists of low-frequency noise. The Sn-Ag-Cu improves the surface wear state, which reduces self-excited vibration of the interface caused by fluctuation of friction force, leading to the decrease of friction noise.
Originality/value
This investigation is meaningful to improve the tribological property and suppress the friction noise of M50 bearing steel.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Cultivation project for High-value Intellectual Property of Hubei Intellectual Property Bureau (No. 2019–45) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2020-YB-23). The authors also wish to thank the Material Research and Test Center of WUT and M.J. Yang, X.L. Nie, S.L. Zhao, Y.M. Li and W.T. Zhu for their assistance with EPMA and XRD.
Citation
Zhou, B., Ma, J., Zhou, H., Shi, X. and Ibrahim, A.M.M. (2021), "Investigation of friction noise properties of M50 matrix curved microporous channel composites filled with Sn-Ag-Cu", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 73 No. 6, pp. 855-861. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-10-2020-0372
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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