The correlation between ZDDP tribofilm morphology and the microstructure of steel

Jelita Rydel, J. and Pagkalis, K. and Kadiric, A. and Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo, P. E. J. (2017) The correlation between ZDDP tribofilm morphology and the microstructure of steel. Tribology International, 113. pp. 13-25. ISSN 0301-679X

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Abstract

The microstructure of most hard steels used in tribological applications is inhomogeneous at a micro-scale. This results in local variations in chemical composition and mechanical properties. On a similar scale, tribofilms formed by ZDDP and other anti-wear additives are commonly observed to exhibit a patch-like morphology. ZDDP tribofilms formed under controlled contact conditions on four different steel grades were carefully studied with a new AFM technique to analyse the relationship between the steel microstructure and the tribofilm morphology. Tribofilms were found to be thinner on residual carbides than on the martensitic matrix in all grades containing residual carbides. In most cases, the difference in tribofilm thickness is larger than the carbide protrusion.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Tribology International
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPYLUBRICANT ADDITIVESSURFACE STRUCTURETRIBOCHEMISTRYMECHANICS OF MATERIALSMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGSURFACES AND INTERFACESSURFACES, COATINGS AND FILMS ??
ID Code:
126510
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Deposited On:
06 Aug 2019 09:35
Refereed?:
Yes
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Published
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21 Sep 2023 02:24