Experimental investigation of tribological performance of laser textured stainless steel rings
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2011
Abstract
A series of experiments is conducted to examine the frictional characteristics of laser surface-textured, heat-treated 17-4 PH stainless steel specimens. Two dimple shapes are tested: circular and elliptical. The circular dimples are designed with different sizes, dimple densities and dimple depth-to-diameter ratios. It is found that the cavitation pressure (P cav) in a circular dimple is strongly affected by the operational speed. The surface textured specimens provide low coefficient of friction compared with plain (dimple-free) surfaces. However, for the material used in the current experiments, the surface texture decreases the surfaces resistance to wear. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Tribology International
First Page
635
Last Page
644
Recommended Citation
Qiu, Y., & Khonsari, M. (2011). Experimental investigation of tribological performance of laser textured stainless steel rings. Tribology International, 44 (5), 635-644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2011.01.003