Surface Mo or Ni-Enrichment Applied to Granulated Self-Lubricating Composites: Microstructural and Tribological Evaluation

Sintered self-lubricating components may present inappropriate mechanical properties despite their excellent tribological properties. In general, alloying elements are used to improve these properties, but with a cost increase. As an alternative, surface enrichment (or surface alloying) with alloying elements may be applied. This study developed and characterized sintered composite materials surface-enriched with nickel or molybdenum. The results showed that the surface enrichment process is useful for increasing the tribomechanical properties. The Mo-enriched samples presented superior tribological results. Compared with the reference samples (not enriched), the Mo-enriched specimens showed an increase of 4,954% in scuffing resistance, lower friction coefficient (0.09), and reduced wear rate (68% and 96% lower for the specimen and the counter body). These results were mainly attributed to microstructural modification.

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