Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics


2022 Volume 23, Issue 4


ISSN 1816-2002 (Online), ISSN 1609-1833 (Print)

Tribological properties of picosecond laser-textured titanium alloys under different lubrication conditions

1Jialiang Guo, 1,2,3,4Fang Wang, 1,2,3Juin J. Liou and 1,2,3,4Yuhuai Liu

1National Center for International Joint Research of Electronic Materials and Systems, International Joint-Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Systems of Henan Province, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Avenue, Fengyang Street, High-Tech District, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
2Institute of Intelligence Sensing, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Avenue, Fengyang Street, High-Tech District, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
3Research Institute of Industrial Technology Co. Ltd., Zhengzhou University, 11 Changchun Road, Wutong Street, High-tech District, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
4Zhengzhou Way Do Electronics Co. Ltd., 11 Changchun Road, Wutong Street, High-tech District, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China

ABSTRACT

Laser surface texturing has repeatedly demonstrated great potentials for improving a wear resistance. It represents a simple, highly efficient and controllable tool. To increase the utility of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy in complex industrial-application environments, we suggest a highly reproducible hydrophobic wear-resistant surface-preparation method. The surface morphology, the chemical composition and the wettability of a fluorinated picosecond laser-textured titanium alloy are analyzed experimentally. A ball-disk reciprocating friction test is used to examine the tribological properties of a Si3N4 ball sliding against a titanium-alloy surface under different lubrication conditions. The effects of laser-texturing pattern and scanning interval on the water-contact angle and the coefficient of friction (CoF) are studied. In general, the surfaces with sparse scanning intervals exhibit low CoFs under dry and water-lubricated conditions. Under dry, water- and oil-lubricated conditions, the CoF of the textured surfaces decreases respectively by up to 18, 21 and 60%, if compared with that of the original surface.

Keywords: picosecond lasers, surface textures, titanium alloys, wettability, friction coefficient

UDC: 621.7+535

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    Лазерне текстурування поверхні виявляє значний потенціал для підвищення зносостійкості та є простим, високоефективним і керованим інструментом. Щоб підвищити корисність титанового сплаву Ti-6Al-4V у складних промислових середовищах, ми пропонуємо високовідтворюваний гідрофобний зносостійкий метод підготовки поверхні. Досліджено та проаналізовано морфологію поверхні, хімічний склад і змочуваність фторованого, текстурованого пікосекундним лазером титанового сплаву. Для вивчення трибологічних властивостей кульки Si3N4, що ковзає по поверхні титанового сплаву за різних умов змащування, вжито тест зворотно-поступального тертя кулька–диск. Досліджено вплив візерунка лазерного текстурування та інтервалу сканування на кут контакту з водою та на коефіцієнт тертя (КТ). Загалом, поверхні з рідкими інтервалами сканування демонструють низькі значення КТ у сухих і змащених водою умовах. У сухих умовах, а також умовах змащування водою та оливою, КТ текстурованих поверхонь зменшується відповідно на 18, 21 і 60%, порівняно з показником для вихідної поверхні.

    Ключові слова: пікосекундні лазери, текстура поверхні, титанові сплави, змочуваність, коефіцієнт тертя

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