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Study on the Tribology Properties of Iron-Nickel-Base NCF 3015 Steel for Engine Valve at High Temperatures

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This paper investigates the tribological behaviors of NCF 3015 valve steel treated by aging process (AP) and solution aging process (SAP) at elevated temperatures. The results showed that SAP treatment made the γ′ phase dispersed and precipitated in the matrix, which improved the thermostability and increased the ductile–brittle transition temperature. In addition, SAP promoted the formation of the spinel oxide structure with lubrication effects to improve the tribology properties of NCF 3015 valve steel. The coefficient of friction between SAP-treated sample and ST30 seat was smaller. In addition, the wear rate of SAP-treated sample was lower than AP-treated sample from 500 to 700 °C. The oxide film had an important influence on the mechanical mixing process during the sliding wear. The wear mechanism changed from a mixed wear mechanism composed of abrasive wear, tribo-oxidation and material transfer at 500 °C to tribo-chemical reactions at 600 °C and delamination (surface fatigue) at 700 °C. The increase in the brittleness and the decrease in the hardness on the surface could not effectively absorb the impact energy formed by sharp micro-particles, which made the delamination phenomenon to be more apparent.

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The authors sincerely appreciate the financial supports from the Guangdong Province Key Area R&D Program, Guangdong Science and Technology Department (No. 2020B090926003), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China (No. 2021A1515010550), Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China (No. 2020J05102) and Starting Grants of Fuzhou University (No. GXRC-20018).

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  2. Institute of Metal Rubber and Vibration Noise, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China

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Jia, S., Qu, S., Hu, X. et al. Study on the Tribology Properties of Iron-Nickel-Base NCF 3015 Steel for Engine Valve at High Temperatures. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 32, 1545–1557 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-07246-w

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