Author/Authors :
Mahzoon، F. نويسنده Materials Science and Engineering Department, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , , Behgozin، S. A. نويسنده Bahonar Technical and Vocational college, Shiraz, Iran , , Afsar Kazerooni، N. نويسنده Materials Science and Engineering Department, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , , Bahrololoom، M. E. نويسنده Materials Science and Engineering Department, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran ,
Abstract :
The wear mechanism of plasma electrolytic nitrocarburised (PEN/C) 316L stainless steel samples was
studied after a pin on disc wear test. The surface morphology of samples after application of PEN/C process was
studied using scanning electron microscope technique. The sliding tracks resulting from the wear tests on the treated
specimens indicated no signs of plastic deformation and adhesive wear, but the slider wear particles were trapped in
the micro-craters of the counterface. The results showed that this mechanism may further improve the tribological
performance of the system by increasing the wear resistance and lowering friction. PEN/C treated surfaces are
therefore believed to have the potential to limit metal-to-metal wear mechanisms on a microscale, if contact pressures
are sufficiently low.
