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Block-On-Ring tribometer at atmosphere and elevated temperature

Block-on-Ring tribometer is capable of simulating a variety of harsh field conditions, e.g. high temperature, high speed and high loading pressure (fig1). The friction coefficient is calculated in-situ by acquiring the shear force based on lever momentum torch. The wear characteristics of materials can be determined after testing. This tribometer allows testing greases, additives, coating materials, hard-faced coatings and sliding performance. The flexibility of this tribometer allows using many options for the contact geometry, e.g. a point, line, and an area on a ring.

Temperature control
The temperature control can be managed through the operator selection of chamber and heater configuration, regulating environment or test specimen temperature. Computer Controlled Systems enable programmable control of temperature set points, ramp rates, test parameter cycles, and test start sequences. Sample temperature can be achieved up to 750 C with an external cooling. Additionally, to know the increase of temperature due to sliding process, a thermocouple can be inserted in back of sample and very close to the contact area to measure the temperature evolution.

Parameters
Load: Rotation: -Ring: Temperature: 1 - 150 N up to 1500 rpm up to 40 mm up to 750 C

Used Standard method

ASTM G 77, Standard test method for ranking resistance of materials to sliding wear using block-on-Ring wear test

Figure 1: Block On Ring set-up

Contact: Dr. Mousab Hadad, Head of Tribology Laboratory: Dr. Stephan Siegmann, Head of Coating Technology:

Mail: mousab.hadad@novaswiss.com Tel: +41 52 354 51 41 Mail: stephan.siegmann@novaswiss.com Tel: +41 52 354 16 07

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Example of wear test at high temperature:

Abrasion bloc on ring test was performed on two Cr3C2-NiCr thermally sprayed coatings deposited by different thermal spray processes. The tests were run at temperature of 650 C and the results are shown in figure 2.

Coating A

Coating B

Worn coating

Substrates 10 mm

Wear rate of two different coatings at 700 C

wear rate mm3/ N.m

Coating A

Coating B Thermally sprayed coatings

Figure 2: the morphology of the worn surface of the coating (block) subjected to high load and friction sliding with 3 D topographical measurements scanned by White-Light profilometer (AltiSurf-Cotec)

Contact: Dr. Mousab Hadad, Head of Tribology Laboratory: Dr. Stephan Siegmann, Head of Coating Technology:

Mail: mousab.hadad@novaswiss.com Tel: +41 52 354 51 41 Mail: stephan.siegmann@novaswiss.com Tel: +41 52 354 16 07

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