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Environment-Dependent Tribological Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses

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Abstract

The macroscale friction and wear properties of the Zr44Cu10Ni10Ti11Be25 metallic glass were investigated as a function of environmental oxygen concentration and contact force. We found remarkably low and predictable friction when both oxidation and frictional heating (that can lead to thermomechanically-driven crystallization) were supressed. Conversely, oxidation and the formation of a mixed metal-oxide layer was shown to increase the friction coefficient while significantly reducing wear rates. Depending on conditions, the wear rates ranged from values comparable to highly wear-resistant materials like polymer and 2D solid lubricant nanocomposites to those that are found with soft, pure, high-wear metals. These results reveal that the competition between material removal and the deformation-induced mixing of oxide particles can dramatically reduce wear rates, suggesting opportunities for optimization of tribological performance.

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This work was funded by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program at Sandia National Laboratories, a multi-mission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA0003525. Any subjective views or opinions that might be expressed in the paper do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government. Any subjective views or opinions that might be expressed in the paper do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government.

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Jones, M.R., Kustas, A.B., Lu, P. et al. Environment-Dependent Tribological Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses. Tribol Lett 68, 123 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-020-01364-z

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