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In the paper we use direct molecular dynamics modeling to validate the criterion for formation of wear debris proposed by E. Rabinowicz in 1958. A conventional molecular dynamics using a classical Tersoff’s potential was applied to simulate the sliding behavior within a thin film corresponding to a tribofilm formed from silica nano-particles in amo...
A gray cast iron disc, which had been submitted to a heavy duty automotive brake test, was examined with energy filtered transmission electron microscopy. A graphite flake in a convenient angular position showed the shear interaction of graphite layers with the iron matrix in nano-scale resolution. Atomic layers of graphite were wedged into the fer...
The sliding behavior of an amorphous silica sample between two rigid surfaces is in the focus of the present paper. Molecular Dynamics using a classical Tersoff’s potential and a recently developed ReaxFF potential was applied for simulating sliding within a thin film corresponding to a tribofilm formed from silica nanoparticles. The simulations we...
The potential of several nickel coatings was investigated by reciprocating sliding tests against copper thus simulating the plug-socket system of an electrical connector. Especially, the nanocrystalline nickel coating produced by electro-plating was prone to cold-welding after a short running-in period. The duration of running-in was affected by ex...
Here we analyze the mechanical properties of nano-sized amorphous silica specimens under uniaxial tension at two temperatures (moderate and severe stresses) using the molecular dynamics method with Tersoff and ReaxFF potentials. The simulation results reveal quantitative differences in elastic properties and stress levels though both potentials pro...
The primary crystallite size of titania powder relates to its properties in a number of applications. Transmission electron microscopy was used in this interlaboratory comparison (ILC) to measure primary crystallite size and shape distributions for a commercial aggregated titania powder. Data of four size descriptors and two shape descriptors were...
Molecular dynamics modeling is used to investigate the sliding feature of different nano-scale specimens: single-crystal nickel evolving from amorphous pure Ni during shear deformation, Ni-P amorphous layer and nanocrystalline nickel. Special attentions are paid to the value of resistance stresses and plastic deformation mechanisms manifested durin...
Silica nanowires spanning 10 μm-deep trenches are fabricated from different types of silsesquioxane-based precursors by direct e-beam patterning on silicon followed by release through deep reactive ion etching. Nanowire aspect ratios as large as 150 are achieved with a critical dimension of about 50 nm and nearly rectangular cross-sections. In situ...
Copper, magnetite and graphite particles were mixed in order to observe their impact on the coefficient of friction (CoF) during pin-on-disc tests and on the tribofilm formation after testing. Pure magnetite powder provided a value of CoF of 0.4. Magnetite-copper mixtures tested at 400 °C revealed lower CoF values (~0.4) than those at room temperat...
The method of movable cellular automata (MCA) and method of molecular dynamics (MD) were applied to simulate the friction and sliding behavior of model-tribofilms formed from a nanocomposite consisting of an epoxy matrix, 10 vol. % micron-sized carbon fibers and 5 vol. % silica nanoparticles. Whereas MCA considered the tribofilm as an agglomerate o...
Copper is one of the most important components in brake pads and its amount can reach up to 14%. In spite of a number of positive features copper usage in brake pad formulations has recently become the subject of considerable discussions, primarily due to concerns about potential risks related to environmental impacts of copper particles. So, for d...
In the paper by using molecular dynamics method we investigate behavior of nickel-phosphorus compound in amorphous-like state under conditions of shear loading at the constant velocity. Samples with an amorphous layer of pure nickel and nickel-phosphorus compound were considered. The analysis showed that forces of shear resistance in the sample wit...
The dependence of the friction and wear of epoxy (EP) composites materials on counterpart materials, such as standard bearing steel, medium carbon steel and chrome-plating (Cr), was investigated. The conventional composite filled with short carbon fiber (SCF) and graphite shows the highest tribological performance when rubbing against Cr, whereas,...
Three-point bending tests were performed on double-anchored, 110 silicon nanowire samples in the vacuum chamber of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) via a micromanipulator equipped with a piezoresistive force sensor. Nanowires with widths of 35 nm and 74 nm and a height of 168 nm were fabricated. The nanowires were obtained monolithically along...
The tribological performance of short glass fibers (SGF), solid lubricants and silica nanoparticles filled epoxy (EP) composites was investigated under oil lubrication conditions. It is demonstrated that the addition of SGF greatly reduces the friction and wear of EP. However, further addition of solid lubricants and silica nanoparticles does not c...
The sliding behaviors of two simplified tribofilms with amorphous structure consisting either of SiO2 molecules or C atoms were simulated by molecular dynamics modeling. The objective was to identify mechanisms explaining the experimentally observed lubricating properties of the two amorphous films. The impacts of layer thickness, normal pressure,...
The topographic effect of steel counterface, finished by mechanical grinding with Ra ranging from 0.01 to 0.95 µm, on the structure and functionality of the tribofilm of a hybrid nanocomposite, i.e. epoxy matrix filled with monodisperse silica nanoparticles, carbon fibers and graphite, was systematically investigated using a pin-on-disc sliding con...
This review article comprises of three parts. Firstly, reports of brake manufacturers on the beneficial impact of solid lubricants for pad formulations are surveyed. Secondly, since tribofilms were identified to play a crucial role in friction stabilization and wear reduction, the knowledge about tribofilm structures formed during automotive brakin...
Introducing a single silicon nanowire with a known orientation and dimensions to a specific layout location constitutes a major challenge. The challenge becomes even more formidable, if one chooses to realize the task in a monolithic fashion with an extreme topography, a characteristic of microsystems. The need for such a monolithic integration is...
Analytical routines for a comprehensive in-depth morphological, structural, and chemical characterization of functionalized TiO2 films by using different state-of-the-art analytical techniques are presented and discussed with the main objective to identify potential reference TiO2 coating parameters able to be certified at a later stage. TiO2 films...
A model based on movable cellular automata (MCA) is described and applied for simulating the stress-strain and sliding behavior of a nanocomposite consisting of an epoxy matrix and 6 vol.% of homogeneously distributed silica nanoparticles. Tensile tests were used for verification of the model. It was realized that a slight modification of epoxy pro...
A model system was used to simulate the properties of tribofilms which form during automotive braking. The model system was prepared by ball milling of a blend of 70 vol.% iron oxides, 15 vol.% molybdenum disulfide and 15 vol.% graphite. The resulting mixture was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS...
The method of movable cellular automata (MCA) was applied to simulate the stress-strain behavior of a nanocomposite consisting of an epoxy matrix and 6 vol.% silica nanoparticles. The size of the elements used for modeling was fixed at 10 nm, corresponding approximately to the diameter of the filler particles. Since not only the stress-strain respo...
The nanostructures and properties of the tribofilms of epoxy (EP) composites filled with short carbon fibers (SCF) and different volume fractions of monodisperse silica nanoparticles were investigated. When the conventional composite filled only with SCF was considered under a high pv condition, an iron oxide layer is formed on the steel counterfac...
We applied a combination of Raman spectroscopy (RS) and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (X-TEM) to identify silicone oil residues and tribofilms at steel disc surfaces after tribological testing. Neither chemical cleaning nor mechanical removal of a 50 µm thick surface layer produced a surface without any silicone residue. Neverthe...
The influence of the surface roughness of pearlitic grey cast iron discs on the formation of
tribofilms and the evolution of the friction coefficient during a ring on disc tribotest with
the addition of magnetite and magnetite–graphite nanopowders as interfacial media was
investigated. The roughness parameters of the cast iron discs were varied by...
The effect of steel counterface topography on the formation mechanisms of nanostructured tribofilms of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) hybrid nanocomposites was studied. Three types of surface finishes with mean roughness Ra ranging from nano- to micro-scale were investigated. Tribo-sintering of nanoparticles, oxidation of counterface steel and compact...
The objective of the present work was to study the impact of Focused Ion Beam (FIB) machining parameters on the thickness of the damaged layer within a thin film PZT. Therefore, different Ga+- ion doses and ion energies were applied to a standard PZT film (80/20 lead zirconium titanate) under two beam incidence angles (90° and 1°). The thicknesses...
This chapter gives an insight into relevant aspects that need to be considered when developing reference nanomaterial (RNM). In particular, silica NM is considered in two separate case studies, that is, potentially for use in materials science and nanotoxicology research. Mechanical properties of nano-objects, MechProNO, is a 3-year collaborative p...
As it was shown in our experimental observation tribofilms generated during braking usually are 100 nm thick and exhibit a multiphase nanocrystalline structure. The objective of our modelling was to obtain a better understanding of the sliding behaviour and associated friction properties and to study the impact of internal and external parameters o...
Third bodies, also termed friction layers, tribofilms or secondary contact patches, are layers of more or less compacted wear debris between pads and rotor of a disc brake. Our approach of assessing the sliding behavior and friction properties induced by third bodies has been: i) structural characterization after AK-master test procedure, ii) slidi...
The influence of the surface finish of grey cast iron discs on the friction coefficient during the ring on disc tribotest was investigated. The roughness parameters were varied by electro discharge machining (EDM) or grinding process. Additionally, the tribotest was carried to study the effect of the addition of magnetite and graphite nanopowders....
Tribofilms formed during dry sliding usually exhibit a nanocrystalline structure and complicated composition. In the present study, tribofilms consisting mainly of a solid lubricant, namely graphite nanoparticles, are considered. Systems providing such tribofilms are candidates for anti-friction applications. Since sliding action always leads to mi...
A modified pin-on-disc test was applied to determine tribological properties of typical brake pad constituents. Ball-milling of these ingredients together with iron oxide and graphite provided model materials displaying the main features of real third bodies. Solid lubricants like graphite affected the friction and wear behaviour of Fe3O4 powders c...
The solidification conditions during welding strongly influence the weld metal microstructure and mechanical properties of a weld. In the first part of this study, the grain morphology of gas tungsten arc (GTA) bead-on-plate welds was investigated for the aluminum Alloys 1050A (Al 99.5), 6082 (Al SilMgMn), and 5083 (Al Mg4.5Mn0.7). The experiments...
The impact of pressure, sliding velocity and property variation of constituents on the sliding behaviour of a model tribofilm was studied with the method of movable cellular automata (MCA). Whereas a clear pressure dependency of the coefficient of friction (COF) was always observed and could be correlated with the structure formation in terms of va...
Different, partly complementary and partly redundant characterization methods were applied to study the transition of magnetite, graphite and MoS2 powders to mechanically alloyed nanostructures. The applied methods were: Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Mössbauer spectroscopy (MS), Raman spectroscopy (RS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray p...
A major requirement for the validation of methods assessing the risk associated with engineered
nanoparticles (ENPs) is the use of reference materials (RMs). In the present contribution we review
available RMs, ongoing projects and characterisation trends in the field. The conclusion is that actual
approaches to RMs mostly deal with metrological co...
The need for a better understanding of nanoparticle–protein interactions and the mechanisms governing the resulting colloidal stability has been emphasised in recent years. In the present contribution, the short and long term colloidal stability of silica nanoparticles (SNPs) and silica–poly(ethylene glycol) nanohybrids (Sil–PEG) have been scrutini...
The study of protein corona formation on nanoparticles (NPs) represents an actual main issue in colloidal, biomedical and toxicological sciences. However, little is known about the influence of polymer shells on the formation and time evolution of protein corona onto functionalized NPs. Therefore, silica-poly(ethylene glycol) core-shell nanohybrids...
The tribological behaviour of MoS2/ta-C double layer coatings deposited by Laser-Arc technology was investigated in vacuum and air. In vacuum environment, the friction coefficient against steel balls varies between 0.005 and 0.02 depending on the contact pressure. At high contact pressures, the friction coefficient is as low as 0.005 and the life t...
Many performance properties of devices or interacting machine parts are related to superficial layers which often show completely different or at least modified microstructures compared to the bulk materials. A quasi non-destructive technique will be described which enables us to obtain detailed information of a material’s state at a certain site o...
A facile and versatile synthetic route for controlling the size and surface potential of silica-polyethylenglycol hybrid nanoparticles (silica@PEG) is introduced in this paper. Two different types of spherical, organic-inorganic hybrid silica nanoparticles have been prepared by using polyethyleneglycol methyl ether-3-(triethoxysilyl) propyl urethan...
Nanostructured third body films and/or storage of wear debris at the surfaces of the first bodies are deemed as prerequisites of sliding under ultra-mild wear conditions. Since such features have been observed experimentally on brake pads and discs, attempts were undertaken to study their sliding behaviour by modelling on the nanoscopic scale with...
Professor Spencer opened the discussion of the paper by Professor Evans: Presumably the profilometry data were measured by some kind of mechanical profilometer, with a well-defined cutoff length corresponding to the size of the stylus. Of course you could have used other methods to include shorter size-scale roughness features. What is the sensitiv...
The microstructures of two samples of a Zr(C,N) coating on steel, which unexpectedly differed in their tribological properties, were investigated by analytical transmission electron microscopy. The samples were produced by a cathodic arc evaporation process in two commercial coating devices under similar coating conditions with the exception of the...
The tribological properties of nanostructured surface films formed during dry sliding, for example during automotive braking, were determined by modelling using the method of movable cellular automata. Starting from a basic model structure, consisting of magnetite with 13% graphite inclusions, the impact of additional soft and hard particles of dif...
Automotive brake pads consist of many components but it is still not entirely clear which role each of the elements of this complex composition plays to provide the specified regimes of sliding. This is due to the mutual interaction of multiscale mechanisms, realized during the friction. In this work we have attempted to partly answer this question...
Automotive braking is based on dry friction between fixed pads and a rotating disc. Besides macroscopic thermo-physical properties, the development of topographic features on the mesoscopic scale and the nanostructure of the third body formed by wear processes, determine brake performance properties. Whereas modelling on the atomistic scale is suit...
Cell cultures form the basis of most biological assays conducted to assess the cytotoxicity of nanomaterials. Since the molecular environment of nanoparticles exerts influence on their physicochemical properties, it can have an impact on nanotoxicity. Here, toxicity of silica nanoparticles upon delivery by fluid-phase uptake is studied in a 3T3 fib...
The size, surface charge and agglomeration state of nanoparticles under physiological conditions are fundamental parameters
to be determined prior to their application in toxicological studies. Although silica-based materials are among the most promising
candidates for biomedical applications, more systematic studies concerning the characterisatio...
The sintering temperature of BaTiO3 powder was reduced to 900°C due to the ZnO–B2O3–Li2O–Nb2O5–Co2O3 addition. Excellent densification was achieved after sintering at 900°C for 2h. The low sintering temperature of newly developed capacitor materials allows a co-firing with pure silver electrodes. The dielectric constant and the temperature stabilit...
Silver nanoparticles were generated based on citrate reduction in the ultrastructure of the sporopollenin biopolymer of Ambrosia artemisiifolia (ragweed) and Secale cereale (rye). The nanoparticles enable the acquisition of SERS spectra and thereby a vibrational characterization of the local molecular structure of sporopollenin.
A cross-section sample of the friction film formed on top of a disc during a brake testing procedure against Polymer Matrix Composite pads was made using a Focused Ion Beam (FIB). The FIB-cut sampled the “third body” magnetite layer and the upper part of the cast iron disc containing a graphite flake. Images of the sample examined in a Energy Filte...
Current and future developments in the emerging field of nanobiotechnology are closely linked to the rational design of novel fluorescent nanomaterials, e. g. for biosensing and imaging applications. Here, the synthesis of bright near infrared (NIR)-emissive nanoparticles based on the grafting of silica nanoparticles (SNPs) with 3-aminopropyl triet...
For III-V device operation at 300 °C or above ohmic contacts have to consist of multilayered systems comprising an amorphous diffusion barrier. The contact system Au/Pt/Ti/WSiN/ Au/Ge/Ni-n-GaAs (n ≈ 5.1017 cm−3) has been developed and optimized with respect to the parameters of the barrier as well as the internal Au/Ge/Ni layers. The WSiN layer was...
One of the most straightforward approaches to fluxless solder bonding is using vacuum conditions to prevent further oxidation and, where needed, to reduce solder oxides by the use of molecular hydrogen (H-2).(1-3) This study On oxidation and reduction of solder oxides on SnPb (60/40) is aimed to provide a better understanding for fluxless solder bo...
The unique nanostructure formed during severe as well as moderate braking on the surface of brake discs was investigated by conventional and analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy. In both cases nanocrystalline magnetite mixed with carbon nanoinclusions and minor amounts of other pad constituents were identified. On the basis of these observat...
The frictional behavior at local contacts in an automotive brake system was analysed on the basis of computer simulation by movable cellular automata method. The boundary conditions of the model were adjusted to experimental observations obtained by TEM. The model proved to be adequate for simulating mechanical mixing and velocity accommodation at...
The most common brakes utilized in automotive braking are polymer matrix composite (PMC) pads that are rubbed against cast iron discs. During the braking process reactions take place and the new phases, mixed with wear debris, adhere to the surfaces forming a third body. Brakes tested with an AK-Master protocol developed a magnetite layer between t...
The frictional behaviour at the pad-disc interface has been simulated on the nanometer scale with the aid of the method of Movable Cellular Automata (MCA). The boundary conditions of the model were adjusted to experimental observations obtained by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) showing that friction layers are mixtures of nanocrystalline ir...
Weld metal microstructure for alloy 6060 aluminum welds, made using the gas-tungsten arc process and alloy 4043 filler metal, has been characterized using optical metallography, EPMA microprobe analysis, SEM/EBSD and STEM/EDX electron microscopy, and single-sensor differential thermal analysis (SS-DTA). In addition, alloy 6060 castings were solidif...
In order to preserve contact situations occurring during a tribological test, an experiment was performed to investigate the pin–disc interface while keeping the pin pressed against the disc. The pin was made from a commercial brake pad material and the disc from gray cast iron. Thus the experiment simulated a moderate brake application. After fixa...
A typical NAO pad material was tested within different temperature regimes leading to different surface films at the cast iron rotor surface. The main objective was to correlate film structure with wear particle emission. Two different nanostructures were observed in the films depending on the maximum temperature reached during the tests. The same...
Macrophages play a pivotal role in tissue reaction and immune response. They recognize, phagocytose particles and generate cytokines to influence local cellular reactions. Friction and wear of implant components usually generates microparticles (MP) in a size range of 1-10 mum and nanoparticles (NP) in the range of 10-1000 nm. To investigate the po...
The aim of this work was to select and characterize model particles, which correspond to real wear products from artificial hip joints, and to investigate the dispersing behavior of these powders. Commercially available nano and microparticles of corundum, graphite, and chromium oxide were selected or alternatively self-produced by milling. These p...
The resistance of structural steels against corrosion in CO 2-H 2O and CO 2-H 2O-O 2 atmospheres at temperatures above 550°C was observed with high magnification methods. The test atmosphere is the basic composition of an oxyfuel coal combustion atmosphere. The analytical information base was applied to develop reaction schemes for the oxidation of...
The tribological performance of a hydrogenated amorphous carbon coating on Ti–6Al–4V against ceramic balls was checked by simple reciprocating sliding tests and by more complicated tests in a hip joint simulator. 3 of 4 joints failed during hip simulator testing already after approximately 100 × 103 cycles and possibly due to coating failures cause...
Processes taking place at local contacts in an automotive brake system are analyzed on the basis of computer simulation with the method of movable cellular automata. The conditions of a mechanically mixed layer (MML) formation on the tribosurfaces and the influence of the layer on the friction coefficient are investigated. The results show that the...
Turbine components from conventionally cast nickel-base alloy René 80 show different hot cracking susceptibilities depending on their heat treatment conditions leading to slightly different microstructures. Electron probe micro-analysis, focused ion beam technique and analytical transmission electron microscopy were applied to reveal and identify g...
To describe wear behaviour with constant and variable rates in the same manner, formal kinetic models can be helpful. Physical and chemical processes in trobological systems determine the formation of wear particles, their lifespan in the friction contact and the transport behaviour out of contact. Kinetic equations are used for describing the wear...
In the paper the method of discrete modeling (movable cellular automata method) and combined discrete-continuous description of the simulated medium are used to analyze processes occurring in the local contact of the automotive brake system. The characteristic size of the considered region is 1.5 μm. The following contact situation is simulated: st...
Tribological screening tests (simple, reciprocating ball-on-flat tests) were performed with the objective to identify an appropriate coating for the articulating surfaces of artificial hip joints whose acetabular cups and femoral stems are made from Ti–6Al–4V alloy, which is appreciated for its light weight, good biocompatibility and elastic proper...
In the paper, a model typical for contact situations of automotive brakes is established based on the method of movable cellular automata. The processes taking place at local contacts in an automotive brake system are analysed. Based on microscopic and micro-analytical observations, the following contact situations were simulated: (i) a couple of f...