TY - JOUR A1 - Wäsche, Rolf A1 - Klaffke, Dieter T1 - Ceramic particulate composites in the system SiC-TiC-TiB2 sliding against SiC and Al2O3 under water JF - Tribology International N2 - The tribological behaviour of SiC, SiC-TiC and SiC-TiC-TiB2 was determined in oscillating sliding against SiC and -Al2O3 in water at room temperature. The tribo-systems with the composite materials containing TiC and TiB2 differ significantly from the systems with the single phase SiC: The wear is reduced and the friction is increased. The wear reduction up to a factor of 10 is mainly due to the formation of an oxide film containing titanium oxides which is soft, stable in water and well adhering to the bulk material. This oxide film is transferred to the alumina ball but not to the silicon carbide ball. KW - Silicon carbide KW - Titanium carbide KW - Titanium boride KW - Ceramic KW - Particulate composites KW - Oscillating sliding KW - Water lubrication KW - Friction KW - Wear PY - 1999 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0301-679X(99)00033-X SN - 0301-679X VL - 32 IS - 4 SP - 197 EP - 206 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-1440 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -