Tribological behaviours of Mo–Si–B–xTi alloys against Al 2 O 3 ceramic and AISI 52100 steel

AbstractIn this study, the Mo–Si–B alloys containing 10–30 wt% Ti were prepared by spark plasma sintering. The dry sliding tribological properties against Al2O3 ceramic and AISI 52100 steel were thoroughly investigated, and the corresponding wear mechanism was explored. The results indicate that the tribological properties of the MoSiBTi alloys are highly dependent on the Ti content and property of counterpart materials. The dominant wear mechanism of the MoSiBTi alloys sliding against Al2O3 ceramic is severe abrasive and adhesive wear and it transforms to mild abrasive and adhesive wear when coupled with AISI 52100 steel. It confirms that the MoSiBTi/AISI 52100 steel friction pairs show more preferable wear resistance, which is more suitable for room temperature tribological applications.KEYWORDS: MoSiBTi alloywear propertieswear mechanismtribologywear Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Correction StatementThis article has been corrected with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 52005488]; Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) “Light of West China” Program; National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 92266204].