Mechanisms of remarkable wear reduction and evolutions of subsurface microstructure and nano-mechanical properties during dry sliding of nano-grained Ti6Al4V alloy: A comparative study

Authors

Guanyu Deng, University of Wollongong
Yan Chong, University of California, Berkeley
Lihong Su, University of Wollongong
Lihua Zhan, Central South University
Peitang Wei, Chongqing University
Xing Zhao, Central South University
Liang Zhang, Chongqing University
Yanzhong Tian, Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials, Ministry of Education
Hongtao Zhu, University of Wollongong
Nobuhiro Tsuji, Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Publication Name

Tribology International

Abstract

A comprehensive investigation into dry sliding wear and associated evolutions of subsurface microstructure and nano-mechanical properties of a bulk nano-grained Ti6Al4V alloy (NG-Ti6Al4V) was conducted. Comparing with its coarse-grained counterpart (CG-Ti6Al4V), NG-Ti6Al4V always exhibited lower friction coefficient and greater wear resistance in a wide range of tribological conditions. It was also found that the sliding wear induced nano-mechanical properties and microstructure evolutions in Ti6Al4V alloy were largely dependent on its initial microstructural features. For the first time, TEM observations provided a direct experimental evidence that the originally saturated nanostructure in NG-Ti6Al4V could be further refined by sliding wear. This study proposed an effective strategy to improve the load-bearing ability of Ti6Al4V alloy by producing bulk homogeneous nanostructure.

Open Access Status

This publication is not available as open access

Volume

169

Article Number

107464

Funding Number

JPMXP0112101000

Funding Sponsor

Australian Acoustical Society