TY - JOUR A1 - Serrano Munoz, Itziar A1 - Rapontchombo, J. A1 - Magnier, V. A1 - Brunel, F. A1 - Kossman, S. A1 - Dufrénoy, P. T1 - Evolution in microstructure and compression behaviour of a metallic sintered friction material after braking JF - Wear N2 - Due to the complexity of friction materials, the characterization of the tribological properties is prioritised over the bulk material properties even though the tribology is expected to be influenced by the material behaviour. The extent of this relationship is still unknown and further knowledge is required to account for the load history and evolution of the bulk properties. With this view, the compression behaviour and microstructure of a semi-metallic friction material with reduced formulation were investigated before and after a braking program. The thermal loading was monitored with inserted thermocouples. Uniaxial compression tests coupled with Digital Image Correlation (DIC) show significant changes in the worn material, which develops a compression behaviour similar to that of a tri-layered material. The microstructural analysis indicates microcracking of the metallic matrix and carbon diffusion in the Fe-phase. The thermal loading was found to be the key parameter controlling both the friction behaviour and evolution of the material properties. The expected effects of material evolution on the contact uniformity, durability and tribology are discussed. KW - Semi-metallic sintered material KW - Braking load history KW - Uniaxial compression tests KW - Digital image correlation KW - Scanning electron microscopy KW - Evolution of bulk properties PY - 2019 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043164819301735 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2019.202947 SN - 0043-1648 VL - 436-437 SP - 202947 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-48961 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -