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Friction and Wear of Thermal Oxidation-Treated Ti3SiC2

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Ti3SiC2 was thermally oxidized (TO) at 1,000 °C for 10 h. An oxide scale of ca. 25 μm was composed of rutile TiO2 and Al2O3 for the outer sub-layer and mixtures of TiO2 and SiO2 for the inner sub-layer. The tribological behavior of Ti3SiC2 and TO–Ti3SiC2 sliding against Si3N4 at 25 and 600 °C was investigated. Results indicated that at both 25 and 600 °C, the oxide scale significantly improved the tribological performance of Ti3SiC2. The wear mechanisms of Ti3SiC2 and TO–Ti3SiC2 sliding against Si3N4 at 25 and 600 °C are briefly discussed.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50675216), the West Doctor Program and the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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    Shufang Ren, Junhu Meng, Jingbo Wang, Jinjun Lu & Shengrong Yang

  2. Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, People’s Republic of China

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Ren, S., Meng, J., Wang, J. et al. Friction and Wear of Thermal Oxidation-Treated Ti3SiC2 . Tribol Lett 37, 59–67 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-009-9490-y

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