Tribological performance under dry sliding conditions of graphene/silicon carbide composites

The role played by graphene in the friction and wear behaviour of graphene/silicon carbide (SiC) composites, tested under dry sliding conditions and using silicon nitride balls as counterbodies, is investigated as a function of the graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) content and the graphene source. GNPs...

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Autores: Llorente, Javier, Román-Manso, Benito, Miranzo López, Pilar, Belmonte, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::f2248b4b43d0076a87eb878ed452ac8f
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/183205
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ceramic matrix composites
graphene
Wear
Friction
Silicon
Carbide
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Sumario:The role played by graphene in the friction and wear behaviour of graphene/silicon carbide (SiC) composites, tested under dry sliding conditions and using silicon nitride balls as counterbodies, is investigated as a function of the graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) content and the graphene source. GNPs composites show an enhanced wear resistance as compared to monolithic SiC, with maximum improvements of ~70% for the material containing up to 20 vol.% of GNPs; whereas the friction performance depends on the sliding distance and GNPs content. The analysis of the wear debris by micro-Raman spectroscopy evidenced that the tribological behaviour of the GNPs/SiC materials is linked to the formation of an adhered lubricating and protecting tribofilm. Multilayered graphene fillers participate more actively in the protecting tribofilm than other graphene sources such as reduced graphene oxide or in-situ grown graphene flakes.