Influence of carbon: metal ratio on tribological behaviour of Mo-W-C coating

Paranjayee Mandal

doi:10.3390/app112110189

Influence of carbon: metal ratio on tribological behaviour of Mo-W-C coating

Paranjayee Mandal

National Manufacturing Institute Scotland

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Mo-W-C coatings with three different C/(Mo+W) ratios (5:1, 2.8:1 and 2.2:1) were deposited by using combined unbalanced magnetron sputtering (UBMS) and high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS) technology. The influence of the C/(Mo+W) ratio on coating microstructure and related tribological properties at ambient temperature and at 200 °C were studied in lubricated condition (up to 7500 m and 1800 m of sliding distances, respectively). Results showed that a decrease in the C/(Mo+W) ratio could be correlated with an increase in coating thickness, adhesion strength, hardness and elastic modulus values, and a decrease in the degree of graphitization. At ambient temperature, outstanding tribological properties (very low friction and negligible wear) were observed irrespective of the C/(Mo+W) ratio. At 200 °C, low C/(Mo+W) ratios (2.8:1 and 2.2:1) were found particularly beneficial to achieve excellent tribological properties. The keys to significant friction reduction at 200 °C were (i) in situ formation of MoS2 and WS2 due to tribo-chemical reactions and (ii) presence of amorphous carbon debris particles in the protective tribolayer. With an increase in sliding distance, the tribolayer gradually lowered the friction coefficient by protecting both the coating and counterpart from severe wear. On the other hand, a high C/(Mo+W) ratio (5:1) led to low friction but noticeable abrasive wear at 200 °C.

Original language	English
Article number	10189
Number of pages	22
Journal	Applied Sciences
Volume	11
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/app112110189
Publication status	Published - 30 Oct 2021

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Acknowledgements: The work presented in this manuscript was performed as a part of the author’s doctoral (PhD) study at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. The full PhD thesis can be obtained from EThOS (EThOS ID: uk.bl.ethos.741529) or Sheffield Hallam University’s research archive (http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20012/). The author would like to thank IHI Hauzer Techno Coating BV and Sheffield Hallam University, UK, for providing financial support during PhD (2012–2015) and University of Strathclyde, Glasgow for funding the APC. Funding: This research (a part of author’s PhD) was jointly funded by IHI Hauzer Techno Coating BV and Sheffield Hallam University during 2012–2015. After acceptance of the manuscript, the APC was funded by University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Keywords

C/(Mo+W) ratio
microstructure
sliding friction
abrasive wear
tribo-chemical wear
Raman analysis

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