Effect of grinding conditions on the friction and wear performance of Ni-based singlecrystal superalloy.

In this work, four types of surfaces were prepared as follows: untreated one, dry grinding (DG), wet grinding (WG) and minimum quantity lubrication grinding (MQLG) for Ni-based single crystal superalloy. The effects of grinding conditions on the surface roughness and microstructure evolution were studied. Dry sliding tests of ground surfaces were carried out at room temperature. Through the quantitative characterization of the wear rate, the area, width and depth of the worn profiles, the friction and wear mechanism of superalloy prepared by different grinding conditions were analyzed. The results show that the MQLG surface with low surface roughness and work hardening behavior has the best wear resistance. The element transfer behavior from the GCr15 ball to the worn surface was detected by EDS analysis. The wear type is mainly abrasive wear, accompanied by slight adhesive wear and oxidation wear. It is shown that high-quality surface with nanocrystalline and high density dislocation structure produced by MQLG improves the tribological properties of superalloy, which provide theoretical guidance for the surface machining of single crystal blade to reduce fretting wear. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]