Influence of the microstructure of cast iron on the rheological properties of frictional contact and wear-resistance a*

Abstract The influence of sliding speed and contact load on wear-resistance of cast iron in the unhardened state (cast without heat treatment) and in the state after surface hardening by electroarc plasma (GTAW method) is investigated. This method provides formation of composite hardening structure in the process of fast crystallization. It is shown, that during friction of hardened cast iron the contribution of mechanical-thermal hardening with simultaneous development of relaxation processes prevails over mechanical peening. It provides high level and stability of wear-resistanc

Effect of the Viscoelastic Properties of Treated Steel on the Rheology and Dissipative Properties of Frictional Contact

Effect of the tempering temperature of hardened carbon steel and conformable structural changes on physical-mechanical properties and tribological characteristics during dry sliding friction was researched. It is shown, that relation between adhesive and deformational components of the frictional force depends on acquired during tempering viscoelastic properties that influence on mechanism of the contact interaction and dissipative processes. Viscoelastic properties are detected by two basic rheological parameters: modulus of elasticity and damping capacity, with which the viscoelastic coefficient is connected. The theoretical analysis of dissipative properties of the viscoelastic frictional contact dissected subject to the structure of tempered steel on the base of examined standard rheological models