Investigation on the High Vacuum Tribological Characteristics of Surface Treated Nuclear Grade Stainless Steel Type AISI 316 LN at 25 to 500 degrees C

Devaraju, Ayyannan and Elayaperumal, Ayyasamy and Venugopal, Srinivasan and Kailas, Satish V and Alphonsa, Joseph (2011) Investigation on the High Vacuum Tribological Characteristics of Surface Treated Nuclear Grade Stainless Steel Type AISI 316 LN at 25 to 500 degrees C. In: Strojniski Vestnik / Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 57 (12). pp. 927-935.

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Abstract

Although some researchers have published friction and wear data of Plasma Nitride (PN) coatings, the tribological behavior of PN/PN Pairs in high vacuum environment has not been published so far In order to bridge this knowledge gap, tribological tests under dry conditions have been conducted on PN/PN Pairs for varying temperatures of 25, 200, 400 and 500 degrees C in high vacuum (1.6 x 10(-4) bar) environment. The PN coatings showed good wear resistance layer on the ring surface. The PN coatings were removed only from the pin surface for all the tests since it contacts at a point. The friction and wear were low at lower temperatures and it eliminated adhesion between the contact surfaces until the coating was completely removed from the pin surface. (C) 2011 Journal of Mechanical Engineering. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Strojniski Vestnik / Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Publisher:	Assoc Mechanical Engineers Technicians Slovenia
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Assoc Mechanical Engineers Technicians Slovenia.
Keywords:	nuclear materials;surface treatment;PN layer;elevated temperature;high vacuum;tribological characteristics
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	07 Feb 2012 07:48
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2012 08:46
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/43156

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