The pin wear surfaces were found to be characterized by the presence of distinct areas of the so-called friction layer, whose number and extension increases by decreasing the coating roughness. In Fig. 4, the worn pin surfaces for tests conducted against discs with the lowest and highest roughness are compared.The friction layers are quite different in the two cases. After sliding
against disc with the lowest roughness (Fig. 4a), the pin friction layer is made by well compacted secondary plateaus that form close to the metallic fibers (steel as well as copper fibers) that act
as primary plateaus, i.e., as obstacles against which the wear fragments accumulate during sliding [5,34–37]. Such plateaus tend also to spread over the metallic fibers. On the contrary, when
sliding against the disc with Ra ¼5 μm (Fig. 4b), the pin worn surface is characterized by the presence of metallic fibers with severe abrasion traces. The corresponding secondary plateaus are
quite limited in extension and made by less compacted particles.Moreover, as indicated by the EDXS analyses shown in Fig. 4c and d, the secondary plateaus are mainly made by wear fragments
originating from the friction material since the EDXS spectra show the presence of the principal elements of the pin material. i.e., Zr,O, Si, Ti, Fe, Cu, Ca, Ba, K, Al. On the pin surface obtained upon sliding against the disc with Ra ¼ 0.04 μm, some material transfer from the coating was observed, as suggested by the presence of W,Co and Cr characteristics X-ray lines (arrowed in Fig. 4c) in the EDXS spectrum. Secondary plateaus observed on the pin surfaces wear-tested against discs with intermediate Ra(1 μm and 0.1 μm),have intermediate features, with more evident abrasion marks in the case of 1 μm coating roughness and a higher amount of ma-terial transfer when the coating roughness is 0.1 μm.
The pin wear surfaces were found to be characterized by the presence of distinct areas of the so-called friction layer, whose number and extension increases by decreasing the coating roughness. In Fig. 4, the worn pin surfaces for tests conducted against discs with the lowest and highest roughness are compared.The friction layers are quite different in the two cases. After sliding
against disc with the lowest roughness (Fig. 4a), the pin friction layer is made by well compacted secondary plateaus that form close to the metallic fibers (steel as well as copper fibers) that act
as primary plateaus, i.e., as obstacles against which the wear fragments accumulate during sliding [5,34–37]. Such plateaus tend also to spread over the metallic fibers. On the contrary, when
sliding against the disc with Ra ¼5 μm (Fig. 4b), the pin worn surface is characterized by the presence of metallic fibers with severe abrasion traces. The corresponding secondary plateaus are
quite limited in extension and made by less compacted particles.Moreover, as indicated by the EDXS analyses shown in Fig. 4c and d, the secondary plateaus are mainly made by wear fragments
originating from the friction material since the EDXS spectra show the presence of the principal elements of the pin material. i.e., Zr,O, Si, Ti, Fe, Cu, Ca, Ba, K, Al. On the pin surface obtained upon sliding against the disc with Ra ¼ 0.04 μm, some material transfer from the coating was observed, as suggested by the presence of W,Co and Cr characteristics X-ray lines (arrowed in Fig. 4c) in the EDXS spectrum. Secondary plateaus observed on the pin surfaces wear-tested against discs with intermediate Ra(1 μm and 0.1 μm),have intermediate features, with more evident abrasion marks in the case of 1 μm coating roughness and a higher amount of ma-terial transfer when the coating roughness is 0.1 μm.
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