The wear products and the friction surfaces of the composite materials fabricated by reactive cast ing after the addition of commercial purity aluminum AD1, titanium and nickel powders, and nanosized modifiers to a matrix melt are studied. The dispersity and the chemical composition of the wear products that form an intermediate layer between the contacting surfaces are analyzed, and the dominating wear mecha nisms under experimental tribological loading conditions are determined. It is shown that the formation of such a disperse intermediate layer during lubricant free friction of the synthesized composite materials decreases the temperature in the tribological contact and ensures a transition from weak to intense wear at higher critical loads.

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In this work, study of wear modes of antifriction layers of B83 babbitt during tribological tests was carried out. The assumed conditions for changing wear modes were determined during testing with a continuous increase in load by analyzing data of changes in the coefficient of friction and temperature near the contact zone. The data obtained made it possible to conduct experiments for a deeper study of the processes occurring in the friction zone. The results of friction experiments and studies by electron microscopy confirmed the correctness of the assumption about the conditions for change of wear modes. Changes in wear modes and wear mechanisms were judged by the behavior of the friction coefficient, the difference in friction surfaces, wear products, and wear intensity. The results obtained will make it possible to determine and recommend the modes of "wear-free" operation of the babbitt alloy.

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