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Dry sliding wear of Ti-6Al-4V alloy in air and vacuum

  • Yong Liu*
  • , De Zhuang Yang
  • , Shi Yu He
  • , Wan Liang Wu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Differences in wear rate, morphology of the worn surface and debris, and the microstructure in subsurface of the Ti-6A1-4V alloy after wear in air and vacuum were compared. The wear rate of the alloy in air is higher than that in vacuum in all the ranges of sliding velocities and applied loads. The wear of the alloy in air is controlled by a combination of abrasion, oxidation and delamination with microcracks remaining in subsurface. Under the vacuum condition, the surface layer of the alloy experiences a severe plastic deformation on a great scale, which results in an ultrafine microstructure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1137-1140
Number of pages4
JournalTransactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)
Volume13
Issue number5
StatePublished - Oct 2003

Keywords

  • Adhesion
  • Deformation
  • Delamination
  • Dry sliding
  • Titanium alloy

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