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Modulation of dry tribological property of stainless steel by femtosecond laser surface texturing

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We reported on the modification of tribological properties of stainless steel by femtosecond laser surface microstructuring. Regular arranged micro-grooved textures with different spacing were produced on the AISI 304L steel surfaces by an 800-nm femtosecond laser. The tribological properties of smooth surface and textured surface were investigated by carrying out reciprocating ball-on-flat tests against Al2O3 ceramic balls under dry friction. Results show that the spacing of micro-grooves had a significant impact on friction coefficient of textured surfaces. Furthermore, the wear behaviors of smooth and textured surface were also investigated. Femtosecond laser surface texturing had a marked potential for modulating friction and wear properties if the micro-grooves were distributed in an appropriate manner.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61178024 and 11374316) and partially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB808103).

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    Zhuo Wang & Quanzhong Zhao

  2. State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China

    Quanzhong Zhao, Chengwei Wang & Yang Zhang

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Wang, Z., Zhao, Q., Wang, C. et al. Modulation of dry tribological property of stainless steel by femtosecond laser surface texturing. Appl. Phys. A 119, 1155–1163 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-015-9085-4

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