A review of advances in tribology in 2020–2021

Y Meng, J Xu, L Ma, Z **, B Prakash, T Ma, W Wang - Friction, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Around 1,000 peer-reviewed papers were selected from 3,450 articles published
during 2020–2021, and reviewed as the representative advances in tribology research …

[HTML][HTML] A review of micro/nanostructure effects on the machining of metallic materials

Z Zhao, S To, J Wang, G Zhang, Z Weng - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Metallic materials have long been used in a wide range of industrial applications due to their
outstanding physical and mechanical properties as well as high process latitudes …

Studies on the 316/NiTi functionally gradient ultra-thick coatings fabricated with directed energy deposition: Microstructure, crystallography and wear mechanism

MH Nie, PF Jiang, YX Zhou, YL Li, ZH Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 316 and NiTi alloy powders were selected as raw materials to prepare functional
gradient materials (FGM) by Directed energy deposition (DED) on 316 substrates due to the …

Tribology properties of additively manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy after heat treatment

J Huang, W Zhang, W Fang, Y Yi - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
Ti6Al4V titanium alloy has poor friction and wear resistance. Metal heat treatment can
improve the performance of the material by changing the microstructure. In this paper …

Ultrahigh tensile strength achieved in a lightweight medium Mn steel via prominent work hardening

B Hu, G Shen, Z Wang, S Li, Y Wang, H Luo - Journal of Materials Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
We develop a new ultrastrong medium Mn steel with a density reduced to 7.39 g cm–3. It
has a novel tri-phase microstructure comprising a hierarchical martensitic matrix (α') …

Novel gradient alloy steel with quasi-continuous ratios fabricated by SLM: material microstructure and wear mechanism

X Wang, CH Zhang, X Cui, S Zhang, J Chen… - Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a quasi-continuous ratio gradient alloy steel with a 24CrNiMo matrix for high-
speed railway brake discs is prepared by selective laser melting (SLM). The composition of …

[HTML][HTML] High-stress abrasive wear performance of medium-carbon direct-quenched and partitioned, carbide-free bainitic, and martensitic steels

O Haiko, S Pallaspuro, V Javaheri, P Kaikkonen… - Wear, 2023 - Elsevier
Experimental steels, a direct-quenched and partitioned (DQP) steel and a carbide-free
bainitic steel (CFB), were tested along with a commercial martensitic 500 HB grade wear …

The synergistic effect of grain refinement and precipitation strengthening on mechanical properties and dry sliding wear behavior of medium manganese steels

Z Cai, S Wang, Y Zhou, J Dong, C Yu, L Ma - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
The hot rolled medium manganese Ti-bearing and Ti-free steels were solution treated at
1000℃ and then aged at 500, 550 and 600℃, respectively. The results showed that Ti …

Obtaining superior low-temperature wear resistance in Q&P-processed medium Mn steel with a low initial hardness

X Yan, J Hu, X Zhang, W Xu - Tribology International, 2022 - Elsevier
It is desirable to break the relationship between the wear resistance and bulk hardness
when researching a new wear-resistant material because of the requirement for high …

Effect of process parameters and heat treatment on the properties of stainless steel CX fabricated by selective laser melting

J Zhang, M Wang, L Niu, J Liu, J Wang, Y Liu… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work envisages the effects of three heat treatment processes, ie solution
treatment (ST), aging treatment (AT) and solution aging treatment (ST+ AT) on the …