DIAMOND BURNISHING PROCESS EFFICIENCY TO INCREASE THE WEAR RESISTANCE OF SLIDING BEARING BUSHINGS MADE OF CuAl8Fe3 BRONZE

  • TITLE: DIAMOND BURNISHING PROCESS EFFICIENCY TO INCREASE THE WEAR RESISTANCE OF SLIDING BEARING BUSHINGS MADE OF CuAl8Fe3 BRONZE
  • AUTHOR(S): G.V.Duncheva, A.P.Anchev, D.K.Drumeva
  • ABSTRACT: In this article, the object of the experimental study is wear resistance of sliding bearing bushings made of CuAl8Fe3 bronze after diamond burnishing. Tribological studies were performed under boundary lubricant conditions and dry friction conditions. In order to evaluate the efficiency of the diamond burnishing process, a comparison of the wear characteristics of three groups of specimens was made: treated only by cutting, subjected to diamond burnishing with one pass; subjected to diamond burnishing with six passes. It has been proved that under boundary lubricant conditions, the specimen subjected to diamond burnishing with six passes has 2.27 times higher wear resistance compared to the wear resistance of the specimen treated by cutting, and 1.42 times higher wear resistance than that of the specimen subjected to diamond burnishing with one pass. Under dry friction conditions, the specimen subjected to diamond burnishing with one pass has 2.45 times higher wear resistance than the wear resistance of the specimen treated by cutting, and lower wear resistance than that of the specimen subjected to diamond burnishing with six passes. Applying of diamond burnishing with six passes leads to 2.3 times higher wear resistance under dry friction conditions compared to the conventional case of holes machining.
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CRYSTALLOGRAPHY OF COOPER OXIDE COATINGS DEPOSITED ON Si SUBSTRATE BY REACTIVE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING

  • TITLE: CRYSTALLOGRAPHY OF COOPER OXIDE COATINGS DEPOSITED ON Si SUBSTRATE BY REACTIVE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING
  • AUTHOR(S): M. Ormanova, G. Kotlarski, D. Dechev, S. Valkov, N. Ivanov, P. Petrov
  • ABSTRACT: Copper oxide (CuO) is used in the photovoltaic (PV) industry and modern biomedicine. These coatings are applied to increase the wear and corrosion resistance, and to improve the biocompatibility of the materials. In this work, copper oxide coatings were deposited on silicon substrates by reactive magnetron sputtering. During the process, the substrate temperature was in the range from 100 °C to 400 °C and the deposition time was 60 minutes. The crystallographic structure of the obtained samples was characterized by X-ray diffraction. The experiments were performed in a symmetrical Bragg-Brentano geometry using Cu Kα radiation. The patterns were registered in the range from 30° to 80° at 2θ scale. The crystallographic structure of the deposited CuO coatings is discussed with respect to the applied technological conditions. The results obtained in the present study are expected to add knowledge about the processes occurring during reactive magnetron sputtering under different technological conditions, as well as their influence on structure formation in CuO films.
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EFFECT OF COOLING RATE ON THE ATOMIC STRUCTURE OF Al75Co25 METALLIC GLASS

  • TITLE: EFFECT OF COOLING RATE ON THE ATOMIC STRUCTURE OF Al75Co25 METALLIC GLASS
  • AUTHOR(S): S. Sengul, U. Domekeli, M. Celtek
  • ABSTRACT: In the present study, the effect of cooling rate on the atomic structure and glass formation process of Al 75Co25 metallic glass was investigated with a series of classical molecular dynamics simulations based on the embedded atom method. The effects of the cooling rate on the atomic structure of the system were discussed in detail using various analysis methods. It has been observed that the cooling rate has a significant effect on the volume and energy of the system, as well as the glass transition temperature is lower in the slower cooled system. We observed a splitting in the second peak of the simulated total (or partial) pair distribution functions, which is a characteristic behavior for metallic glasses. According to the results of the pair analysis method, 1431 and 1541 bonded pairs were the most dominant pairs at high temperatures, and a significant increase was observed in 1551 bonded pairs around the glass transition region with decreasing temperature. We observed that the fraction of them increased when the system was cooled more slowly, indicating that the cooling rate has a significant effect on the formation of the icosahedral order.
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COMPARATIVE NEUTRON DIFFRACTION STUDY OF RESIDUAL STRESSES, ARISING AFTER ELECTRON BEAM WELDING OF VARIOUS STEELS

  • TITLE: COMPARATIVE NEUTRON DIFFRACTION STUDY OF RESIDUAL STRESSES, ARISING AFTER ELECTRON BEAM WELDING OF VARIOUS STEELS
  • AUTHOR(S): D. Kaisheva, G. Bokuchava, I. Papushkin, S. Valkov, M. Ormanova, P. Petrov
  • ABSTRACT: Electron beam welding is a technology in which residual stresses are formed as a result of temperature gradients. Neutron diffraction method allows the measurement of residual stresses in a high depth without destruction of the material. In this report, we present a comparative study of the residual stress distribution at electron beam welding carried out with approximately the same linear energy of three types of steel. Structural steel, stainless steel and pressure vessel steel, as well as a sample of welded pure copper and stainless steel were studied. Minimal residual stresses were obtained in the electron beam welded pressure vessel steel, which has the lowest coefficient of thermal expansion
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SURFACE EFFECTS OF PLATINUM NANOWIRE UNDER UNIAXIAL TENSILE LOADING: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION STUDY

  • TITLE: SURFACE EFFECTS OF PLATINUM NANOWIRE UNDER UNIAXIAL TENSILE LOADING: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION STUDY
  • AUTHOR(S): V. Guder
  • ABSTRACT: The mechanism of the tensile deformation of face centered cubic platinum nanowires was investigated by molecular dynamics simulation in which the interactions are expressed by the embedded atom method potential. The two different thicknesses (1.9 nm and 9.8 nm) of nanowires were used to understand the role of surface effects on the mechanical properties of platinum nanowires. The yield stress and strain values were determined by the elastic recovery test which was performed for both nanowires. For 9.8 nm platinum nanowire, the average stress has been governed by core atoms while the surface atoms are more effective to define the mechanical properties of the 1.9 nm platinum nanowire
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