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Tribological Behavior of Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride Sliding against WC-Co Cemented Carbide in Vacuum Conditions

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Tribological properties are the significant factors to evaluate the application of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride(PcBN) with hard materials in vacuum conditions. In the current paper, the tribological properties of PcBN and WC-Co cemented carbide (YG8) during the sliding process are carried out under different loads in vacuum by ball-disk friction and wear experiments. The wear tracks of PcBN and wear scars of YG8 were characterized. The results show that the wear mechanisms of PcBN in vacuum are mainly abrasive wear and adhesive wear. Furthermore, furrows are also detected on the surface of YG8 balls due to the plowing of exfoliated cubic boron nitride. As a result, abrasive wear is the failure form of YG8 ball. The average CoF is negatively correlated with the loads. Moreover, the relationship between friction and wear is discussed deeply. The wear rate of YG8 ball is positively correlated with the load. Additionally, the wear rate ratio of PcBN and YG8 indicates that higher loads can promote the wear rate of YG8, but it also leads to the rapid wear of PcBN. The results could provide significant instructions for the regulation and control of the tribological properties of PcBN in the coming outer space exploration activities.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51875537, 41902319), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (3214052), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2652019109), and the Pre-Research Program in National 14th 5-Year Plan (61409230614).

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    Haodong Wang, Zhe Wu, Jiajie Kang, Dingshun She, Wenbo Qin & Wen Yue

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  3. Zhengzhou Institute, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Zhengzhou, 451283, China

    Dezhong Meng, Jiajie Kang, Dingshun She & Wen Yue

  4. Institute of Flexible Electronics Technology of Tsinghua, Jiaxing, 314000, Zhejiang, China

    Jiajie Kang

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Wang, H., Meng, D., Wu, Z. et al. Tribological Behavior of Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride Sliding against WC-Co Cemented Carbide in Vacuum Conditions. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 33, 1975–1984 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-023-08119-6

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