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Influence of Cr-Rich Oxide Scale on Sliding Wear Mechanism of Ferritic Stainless Steel at High Temperature

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The tribological tests of a ferritic stainless steel (FSS) 445 in contact with high-speed steel (HSS) were performed on a high-temperature pin-on-disc tribometer. Wear exhibited significant difference when the FSS 445 was oxidised with a Cr-rich oxide scale on the surface. The HSS pin displayed adhesive wear when there was no oxide scale on the stainless steel disc, and in the early stages, the coefficient of friction fluctuated significantly, but the level of wear changed as Cr2O3 particles formed. The wear was then reduced, and the coefficient of friction remained stable. The Cr-rich oxide scale which formed on the stainless steel was able to stabilise the coefficient of friction, to reduce the wear rate and to help form a glazed layer on the HSS surface. The abrasive wear of the HSS pin took place at 850 °C, indicating that the hardness of the Cr-rich oxide scale increased as the temperature decreased.

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The authors acknowledge the Baosteel-Australia Joint Research and Development Centre’s financial support for the current project under Grant Number BA11017. The authors would like to also acknowledge engineers from Baosteel, Jianguo Peng, Ming Luo, Li Ma and Wei Du, to collaborate with the project. The authors wish to gratefully acknowledge the help of Dr. Madeleine Strong Cincotta in the language editing of this paper.

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    Xiawei Cheng, Zhengyi Jiang, Buyung Kosasih & Hui Wu

  2. Baosteel Research Institute (R&D Centre), Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 200431, People’s Republic of China

    Suzhen Luo & Laizhu Jiang

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Cheng, X., Jiang, Z., Kosasih, B. et al. Influence of Cr-Rich Oxide Scale on Sliding Wear Mechanism of Ferritic Stainless Steel at High Temperature. Tribol Lett 63, 28 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-016-0714-7

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