Effect of Surface Periodic Structures for Bi-directional Rotation on Water Lubrication Properties of SiC

Autor: Kosuke Kawahara, Hiroshi Sawada, Atsunobu Mori
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Tribology Online, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 122-126 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1881-2198
DOI: 10.2474/trol.3.122
Popis: In order to improve the lubrication properties of silicon carbide (SiC) in water, symmetrically spiral periodic structures for bi-directional rotation were intermittently and alternately produced on the surface. These periodic structures of submicron size develope in a self-organized fashion on a surface illuminated by linearly polarized femtosecond laser pulses with a low fluence (slightly above the ablation threshold). The periodic structures formed on the sliding surface of the disk. Ring-on-disk tests were performed to investigate the influence of the periodic structures on the friction coefficient. The experiment showed that the symmetrically spiral periodic structures for bi-directional rotation accelerated the running-in process and achieved a low friction coefficient, μ
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