Influence of the Nonequilibrium Material State on Wear Resistance

Abstract

The influence of the nonequilibrium state of a material on its wear resistance is investigated in this study. Using methods of non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the theory of self-organization, a non-equilibrium material is shown to possess an overall lower wear rate than a material in an equilibrium state. This was experimentally demonstrated to be the case in different materials and tribosystems, such as Babbit operating in complete lubrication conditions, copper in the current collector and a cutting tool with a coating applied on it.

Relationship of Secondary Structures and Wear Resistance of Antifriction Aluminum Alloys for Journal Bearings from the Point of View of Self-Organization During Friction

“…This paper continues the studies of new antifriction aluminum alloys beginning in [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Previously, the authors investigated compositions, mechanical and tribological properties of the new antifriction aluminum alloys.…”

“…The tests were carried out in the API CB oil. Details of the test procedures are described in [1][2][3]. The shoes were made of antifriction aluminum alloys.…”

On the Evidence of Thermodynamic Self-Organization during Fatigue: A Review

“…Since the pioneering works of Klamecki, Kostetsky, Bushe, Bershadsky [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ], numerous outstanding scientific works regarding self-organization and its applications in tribology and surface engineering are published in the literature [ 12 , 28 , 30 , 32 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 ]. A comprehensive discussion and detailed examples of self-organization during friction are given by Fox-Rabinovich and Totten [ 12 ], and Nosonovsky and Mortazavi [ 60 ].…”