Tribological Behavior of TiC Particles Reinforced 316Lss Composite Fabricated Using Selective Laser Melting

Abstract

In order to improve the abrasion performance of 316Lss, make full use of its advantages and broaden its application fields, the tribological behavior of the TiC particles reinforced 316Lss composites—which were manufactured by selective laser melting (SLM)—were investigated. In this study, GCr15 bearing steel was selected as the friction material and experiments on the sliding friction and wear under different loads of 15 N, 25 N and 35 N at the sliding speeds of 60, 80 and 100 mm/min were carried out, respectively. The results show that the wear performance of the TiC/316Lss composite is higher than that of the matrix during the friction and wear experiments under all conditions and the wear rate of the TiC/316Lss composite decreases with increasing the friction rate. Similar to the wear mechanism under different loads, it changes from abrasive wear to delamination wear and severe oxidative wear. At the same time, the mechanical mixed layer formed at a high speed has a protective effect on the matrix. The reason for this phenomenon is that the mechanical properties of the TiC/316Lss composites are significantly improved due to the addition of TiC particles, the refinement of cells near the TiC particles and the formation of a large number of dislocations. In addition, due to the presence of the TiC particles, the hardness and strength of the TiC/316Lss composites are greatly improved, thus the processing hardening ability of sub-surface has been improved.

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