TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Giovannozzi, A. A1 - Gradt, Thomas A1 - Häusler, Ines A1 - Rossi, A. A1 - Wetzel, B. A1 - Zhang, G. A1 - Dmitriev, A.I. T1 - Exploring the potential of Raman spectroscopy for the identification of silicone oil residue and wear scar characterization for the assessment of tribofilm functionality N2 - We applied a combination of Raman spectroscopy (RS) and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (X-TEM) to identify silicone oil residues and tribofilms at steel disc surfaces after tribological testing. Neither chemical cleaning nor mechanical removal of a 50 µm thick surface layer produced a surface without any silicone residue. Nevertheless, long-term tribological properties are not affected due to silicone degradation which has been proved by Raman spectroscopy. Excellent anti-wear and anti-friction properties of a nanocomposite at severe stressing conditions correlated with the formation of a silica-based tribofilm containing amorphous and graphite-like carbon nanoparticles. Since reliable carbon quantification by analytical TEM is difficult, RS is a useful complementary method for carbon identification at wear scars. KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - Cross-sectional TEM KW - Silicone oil residue KW - Tribofilm PY - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2015.04.046 SN - 0301-679X VL - 90 SP - 481 EP - 490 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-33421 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Wollenschläger, Nicole A1 - Gradt, Thomas A1 - Wolter, Christian A1 - Reinstädt, Philipp A1 - Zeigmeister, U. A1 - Dmitriev, A. I. A1 - Nikonov, A. Y. T1 - Potential of different nickel coatings for optimizing the sliding behavior of electrical connectors N2 - The potential of several nickel coatings was investigated by reciprocating sliding tests against copper thus simulating the plug-socket system of an electrical connector. KW - Electrical connectors KW - Electro-plated nickel coatings KW - Electroless Ni-P KW - Cold-welding KW - Tribooxidation PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2018.01.006 SN - 0301-679X SN - 1879-2464 VL - 120 SP - 491 EP - 501 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-44468 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Dmitriev, A.I. A1 - Gradt, Thomas A1 - Häusler, Ines A1 - Hammouri, Basem A1 - Morales Guzman, Pablo Israel A1 - Wetzel, B. A1 - Yigit, D. A1 - Zhang, G. T1 - Exploring the beneficial role of tribofilms formed from an epoxy-based hybrid nanocomposite N2 - The composition and nanostructure of a beneficial tribofilm formed during sliding of a hybrid nanocomposite against steel were characterized comprehensively. A similar nanostructure was produced by high energy ball milling of the three identified tribofilm constituents: silica, hematite and graphite. By supplying powders to a pin-on-disc test it has been shown that neither silica, nor hematite, nor a mixture of both provide the low coefficient of friction (COF) observed for the hybrid composite. Only if graphite was blended with the oxides, the low COF was obtained. Thus, a film of finely dispersed stable inorganic wear products containing 15 vol% graphite provides low friction and wear in the considered case. KW - TEM KW - Nanocomposite KW - Tribofilm KW - Ball milling KW - Pin-on-disc test PY - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2015.03.006 SN - 0301-679X VL - 88 SP - 126 EP - 134 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-33035 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Deutsch, Cornelius A1 - Gradt, Thomas A1 - Orts Gil, Guillermo A1 - Schneider, Thomas A1 - Dmitriev, A.I. T1 - Tribological screening tests for the selection of raw materials for automotive brake pad formulations N2 - A modified pin-on-disc test was applied to determine tribological properties of typical brake pad constituents. Ball-milling of these ingredients together with iron oxide and graphite provided model materials displaying the main features of real third bodies. Solid lubricants like graphite affected the friction and wear behaviour of Fe3O4 powders considerably whereas further addition of hard nanoparticles induced only minor effects. This was corroborated by comparison with modelling results. MoS2 played a dual role. Depending on special conditions, this ingredient either reduced or increased friction. The latter could be explained, after nanoscopic characterization, by oxidation and destruction of the wear-protecting tribofilm. KW - Brake pad formulation KW - Raw materials KW - Third body KW - Pin-on-disc test PY - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2014.01.017 SN - 0301-679X VL - 73 SP - 148 EP - 155 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-30221 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Deutsch, Cornelius A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Gradt, Thomas A1 - Häusler, Ines A1 - Orts-Gil, G. A1 - Prietzel, C. A1 - Schneider, Thomas T1 - Final outcome of a fundamental research project on tribofilms formed during automotive braking, Part 1: Experimental studies N2 - In order to obtain a better understanding of the role of tribofilms during automotive braking, their structures were investigated and the essential features identified. Next, different ingredient combinations were studied by preparing some model materials with simpler compositions than real tribofilms. A test method was developed for verifying the tribological properties of the model materials and for comparison with results obtained with numerical sliding simulations of such structures. Prerequisites of good brake Performance properties were identified. Although the coefficient of friction could be varied in a wide ränge, smooth sliding conditions could only be achieved with values smaller than 0.4. Tests with artificial third body powders turned out to be useful as screening method for the selection of raw materials for brake pad formulations. T2 - EuroBrake 2014 CY - Lille, France DA - 13.05.2014 KW - Tribofilm KW - Third body KW - Pad ingredients KW - Ball milling KW - Pin-on-disc test PY - 2014 SN - 978-0-9572076-4-6 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - FISITA CY - London AN - OPUS4-35039 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wolter, Christian A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Gradt, Thomas T1 - Metal sulphides as friction stabilisers under variable humidity N2 - Neben Kohlenstoff werden Metallsulfide in jeder Standardrezeptur für Bremsbeläge als Reibungsstabilisatoren verwendet. Um deren Wirkung zu untersuchen, wurden verschiedene Pulvermischungen in einer Stift-Scheibe-Anordnung tribologisch beansprucht, um künstliche dritte Körper zu erzeugen und zu testen, deren definierte Zusammensetzungen aus drei wichtigen Bestandteilen einer realen Reibschicht bestehen: Magnetit, Graphit und div. Metallsulfide. N2 - Besides carbon, metal sulphides are used in every standard brake pad formulation as friction stabilisers. In order to investigate their impact, various powder mixtures were tribologically stressed in a pin-on-disc device in order to produce and test artificial third bodies. containing the three main components of a real friction film, namely magnetite, graphite and a metal sulphide of interest. Since the sliding behaviour is influenced by the relative humidity the powder mixtures are tested at low, medium and high moisture levels. The tests revealed that the presence of graphite dominates the friction behaviour as well as the humidity sensitivity. The powders were prepared by either manual mixing or high energy ball-milling. Interestingly, all ball-milled blends provided coefficients of friction within the desired range for braking, which was attributed to the effect of zirconia particles from wear debris of the milling balls. The zirconia particles prevent the formation of solid lubricant films on the surfaces and support a homogeneous mixture of all constituents of the powder. Optimum brake performance is gained by an optimum combination of solid lubricants and abrasives. T2 - 57. Tribologie-Fachtagung CY - Göttingen, Germany DA - 26.09.2016 KW - Friction KW - Metal sulphides KW - Brake pad formulation PY - 2016 SN - 978-3-9817451-1-5 SP - 1.5/1 EP - 1.5/6 AN - OPUS4-37838 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Weihnacht, V. A1 - Makowski, S. A1 - Brückner, A. A1 - Theiler, Geraldine A1 - Gradt, Thomas T1 - Tribologie und Anwendung trocken laufender ta-C-Schichten KW - Tribologie KW - Verschleißschutzschichten KW - ta-C KW - DLC KW - Reibung KW - Verschleiß KW - Trockenreibung KW - Vakuumtribologie KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - Dry-running condition KW - Vacuum tribology PY - 2012 SN - 0724-3472 VL - 59 IS - 6 SP - 41 EP - 44 PB - Expert Verlag CY - Renningen AN - OPUS4-28004 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Weihnacht, V. A1 - Brückner, A. A1 - Theiler, Geraldine A1 - Gradt, Thomas T1 - MoS2/ta-C-Kombinationsschichten hergestellt durch Laser-Arc-Technologie - Hochwertige Gleitschichten für extreme Umgebungen N2 - Mittels lasergesteuerter gepulster Vakuumbogentechnologie (Laser-Arc) wurde eine reihe von reinen MoS2-Schichten sowie Kombinationsschichten aus MoS2 und tetraedrischem amorphen Kohlenstoff (ta-C) hergestellt. Mit diesen Schichtvarianten erfolgten tribologische Tests im Vakuum sowie in Atmosphäre. Dabei wurden im Hochvakuum reibungskoeffizienten bis zu 0,005 gemessen. Durch die Verwendung einer ta-C unterschicht konnte eine Lebensdauer von über 5×105 Lastzyklen erreicht werden. Zudem erwies sich diese unterschicht als vorteilhaft für das tribologische Verhalten der MoS2/ta-C Schichten unter atmosphärischen Bedingungen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A series of MoS2 and combined MoS2/ta-C coatings were prepared by lasercontrolled arc evaporation (Laser-Arc) in order to study the tribological coating behaviour under vacuum and atmospheric conditions. Very low friction coefficients down to 0.005 were measured under high vacuum. By using a ta-C underlayer beneath the MoS2 a increased lifetime up to 5×105 load cycles could be obtained. Also under atmospheric conditions the underlayer had a beneficial effect on coating performance. KW - MoS2 KW - ta-C Schichten KW - Reibung KW - Verschleiß KW - Vakuum Umgebungen PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/vipr.201200500 SN - 0947-076X SN - 1522-2454 VL - 24 IS - 5 SP - 17 EP - 23 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-27207 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vierneusel, B. A1 - Schneider, Thomas A1 - Tremmel, S. A1 - Wartzack, S. A1 - Gradt, Thomas T1 - Humidity resistant MoS2 coatings deposited by unbalanced magnetron sputtering N2 - MoS2 is a suitable solid lubricant for environments free of oxygen or water vapor (i.e. vacuum). Humid air degrades film properties due to oxidation accompanied by high wear and increasing coefficients of friction. The present study aims at the further development of sputtered pure MoS2 coatings, extending their applicability to varying environmental conditions by increasing the resistance against humidity. The systematic coating development process is supported by using an experimental Box–Behnken design with variations of the deposition parameters cathode voltage, target/substrate distance, temperature and argon gas pressure. In contrast to common one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) studies, this approach enables a determination of interactions between deposition process parameters and tribological–mechanical MoS2 film properties. The tribological improvement focuses on a maximization of wear resistance in air and vacuum measured in ball-on-disk experiments. The evaluated mechanical properties are hardness, elastic modulus and residual stresses. These stresses were determined by the substrate curvature method. The study reveals that the residual stress state in the films and the hardness-to-modulus ratio are crucial for their tribological performance in humid air and vacuum environments. After a detailed determination of the relationships between deposition conditions and film properties, some selected microstructural analyses are presented which show that a substantially basal orientation of the lattice has positive effects on wear but also causes anisotropic film properties which result in fissile fracture of the coating if strong shock or point loads occur. KW - Unbalanced magnetron sputtering KW - MoS2 KW - Humidity resistance KW - Residual stress PY - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2013.07.019 SN - 0257-8972 VL - 235 SP - 97 EP - 107 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-29729 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Theiler, Géraldine A1 - Hübner, Wolfgang A1 - Gradt, Thomas A1 - Klein, P. A1 - Friedrich, K. T1 - Tribologisches Verhalten der Werkstoffpaarung Polymerverbundwerkstoff/Stahl bei tiefen Temperaturen KW - Kryotechnik KW - Polymerkomposite KW - PTFE KW - PEEK KW - Flüssigwasserstoff KW - Flüssighelium KW - Reibungszahlen KW - Übertrag PY - 2005 SN - 0724-3472 VL - 52 IS - 1 SP - 20 EP - 25 PB - Expert Verlag CY - Renningen AN - OPUS4-12645 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -