TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Griepentrog, Michael A1 - Klaffke, Dieter T1 - Microstructural characterization of wear particles formed during tribological stressing of TiC and Ti(C,N) coatings N2 - An attempt was undertaken to obtain a better understanding of the tribological properties of two wear-resistant coatings on tool steel by structural and microchemical analysis of wear particles using a transmission electron microscope. Coatings were deposited by physical vapor deposition and plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition techniques and tribological properties were derived from reciprocating sliding tests of the coatings against alumina balls. Three types of wear particles were identified by electron diffraction and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy: nanocrystalline rutile (TiO2), nanocrystalline graphite and microcrystalline graphite. Low coefficients of friction, of the order of 0.2, were attributed to the formation of solid lubricant films of sub-stoichiometric TiO2-x Magnéli phases and/or graphite. KW - Third body KW - Solid lubrication KW - Coating, debris KW - Wear particle KW - TEM PY - 2002 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015491027710 SN - 1023-8883 SN - 1573-2711 VL - 12 IS - 4 SP - 229 EP - 234 PB - Springer Science Business Media B.V. CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-1379 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Urban, Ingrid T1 - Third body formation on brake pads and rotors N2 - The surfaces of a brake pad and rotor were investigated after a run-in period during which a stable coefficient of friction had developed. The Focused Ion Beam Technique (FIB) was used to reveal tribologically induced surface films and for cross-sectional preparation of superficial layers. Additional information was obtained by TEM/EDS of thin lamellae prepared with the FIB and by surface analytical methods (GDOS, XPS and RS). Microscopic contact areas of the pad showed bright contrast in Scanning Ion Microscopy (SIM). This was attributed to severe plastic deformation finally leading to a nanocrystalline microstructure. Metallic particles of the pad, the so-called primary contact areas, were mostly covered with a smooth oxide layer of less than 1 µm thickness. Above this layer a thin (100 nm) partly amorphous film was often observed. The film was not only restricted to the metal particles, but also spread over adjacent regions, suggesting that secondary plateaus had formed. Similar layers and films, although with slightly different composition and structure, were also observed at the surface of the rotor. KW - Friction material KW - Friction layer KW - Friction film KW - Third body KW - Brake PY - 2005 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2005.04.021 SN - 0301-679X VL - 39 IS - 5 SP - 401 EP - 408 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-12309 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Dmitriev, A.I. A1 - Orts Gil, Guillermo A1 - Schneider, Thomas A1 - Ren, H. A1 - Sun, X. T1 - Verification of nanometre-scale modelling of tribofilm sliding behaviour N2 - A model based on movable cellular automata has been applied to study the sliding behaviour of tribofilms formed during automotive braking. Since it is not possible yet to determine the composition of real tribofilms quantitatively, final verification of modelling results is needed. This was done by preparing artificial third bodies with compositions and nanostructures matching the ones assumed for modelling. Pin-on-disc tests were performed while applying the artificial third bodies to the contact. The results revealed that not only the structure of the third body but also the amount of the applied normal pressure determines the COF obtained by modelling and that much better correlation between experimental and modelling results was obtained while assuming high normal pressures at asperity contacts. KW - Automotive braking KW - Third body KW - Modelling KW - Sliding simulation PY - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2013.02.018 SN - 0301-679X VL - 62 SP - 155 EP - 162 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-27946 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Kloß, Heinz A1 - Urban, Ingrid A1 - Dmitriev, A.I. T1 - Towards a better understanding of brake friction materials N2 - This work focuses on surface changes induced by repeated brake applications and tries to provide explanations, how such material modifications might affect friction and wear properties of automotive disc brakes. Surface films were investigated locally by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) after having prepared thin cross-sections with a focused ion beam instrument (FIB). Since the observed friction layers revealed a nanocrystalline structure, modelling with the method of movable cellular automata (MCA) was performed by assuming an array of linked nanometer-sized particles. In spite of complicated material combinations at the pad surface, two very characteristic features were always observed at both the pad and disc surface, namely a steel constituent—either ferritic (pad) or pearlitic (disc), partly covered with patches of nanocrystalline iron oxide, on a zone of severe plastic deformation with fragmented grain structure. When using an automata size of 10 nm, reasonable values for the mean coefficient of friction (COF) were obtained, namely 0.35 and 0.85 for oxide-on-oxide and metal-on-metal contacts, respectively. Immediately after brake application mass-mixing and bond-breaking was observed within a narrow zone at both surfaces. KW - Brake pad KW - Brake disc KW - Composite material KW - Friction layer KW - Third body KW - MCA-modelling PY - 2007 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2006.12.020 SN - 0043-1648 VL - 263 IS - 7-12 SP - 1189 EP - 1201 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-15735 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Dmitriev, A.I. A1 - Kloß, Heinz T1 - Does ultra-mild wear play any role for dry friction applications, such as automotive braking? N2 - Nanostructured third body films and/or storage of wear debris at the surfaces of the first bodies are deemed as prerequisites of sliding under ultra-mild wear conditions. Since such features have been observed experimentally on brake pads and discs, attempts were undertaken to study their sliding behaviour by modelling on the nanoscopic scale with an approach based on Movable Cellular Automata (MCA). The model rendered the possibility to study the influence of different nanostructures systematically and to assess the impact of different brake pad ingredients on the sliding behaviour, velocity accommodation and friction force stabilization at a sliding contact. Besides providing a review on previously published modelling results, some additional new graphs enabling better visualization of dynamic processes are presented. Although ultra-mild wear conditions were considered to be essential for achieving the desired tribological properties, transitions to mesoscopic and macroscopic wear mechanisms were studied as well. The final conclusion is that ultra-mild wear and corresponding smooth sliding behaviour play an important role during automotive braking, even though temporarily and locally events of severe wear may cause friction instabilities, surface damage and release of coarse wear particles. KW - Dry friction KW - Ultra-mild wear KW - Third body KW - MCA-model KW - Simulation PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1039/c2fd00117a SN - 1359-6640 SN - 1364-5498 VL - 156 IS - 0 SP - 159 EP - 171 PB - Soc. CY - Cambridge [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-26822 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Deutsch, Cornelius A1 - Rooch, Heidemarie A1 - Dörfel, Ilona T1 - Friction films on C-SiC discs after dynamometer tests with different commercial brake pads T2 - EuroBrake 2012 CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 2012-04-16 KW - Ceramic disc KW - Friction film KW - PMC-pad KW - SM-pad KW - Third body PY - 2012 IS - EB2012-FM-01 SP - 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-26823 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Dmitriev, A.I. A1 - Kloß, Heinz T1 - Possible impacts of third body nanostructure on friction performance during dry sliding determined by computer simulation based on the method of movable cellular automata N2 - The tribological properties of nanostructured surface films formed during dry sliding, for example during automotive braking, were determined by modelling using the method of movable cellular automata. Starting from a basic model structure, consisting of magnetite with 13% graphite inclusions, the impact of additional soft and hard particles of different size and volume fraction was studied systematically. It was revealed that agglomerates of soft particles decomposed and finally mixed with the oxide in the same way as single nanoparticles. On the other hand, agglomerates of hard particles mixed with the other components without decomposing. Whereas increasing the amount of soft components in the third body lowered the coefficient of friction, the opposite occurred with the hard particles. The boundary conditions for obtaining smooth sliding conditions with minor fluctuations between friction forces at successive time steps could be defined. In addition to features of the nanostructure, the applied normal pressure impacted modelling results. Within the parameter range of smooth sliding behaviour, increasing pressure induced thicker granular interface layers, which lead to a slight decrease of the coefficient of friction. Changing the amount of soft or hard particles did not change this pressure dependency but only the friction level. KW - MCA-modelling KW - Third body KW - Nanoparticles KW - Dry friction PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2011.11.018 SN - 0301-679X VL - 48 SP - 128 EP - 136 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-25469 LA - eng 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 - JOUR A1 - Österle, Werner A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Prietzel, Claudia A1 - Rooch, Heidemarie A1 - Cristol-Bulthé, A.-L. A1 - Defallaix, G. A1 - Desplanques, Y. T1 - A comprehensive microscopic study of third body formation at the interface between a brake pad and brake disc during the final stage of a pin-on-disc test KW - Brake KW - Third body KW - Wear KW - Friction KW - Nano-scale KW - TEM PY - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2008.11.023 SN - 0043-1648 VL - 267 IS - 5-8 SP - 781 EP - 788 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-19450 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dmitriev, A.I. A1 - Österle, Werner T1 - Sliding simulations with variable amounts of copper and graphite mixed with magnetite N2 - Copper is one of the most important components in brake pads and its amount can reach up to 14%. In spite of a number of positive features copper usage in brake pad formulations has recently become the subject of considerable discussions, primarily due to concerns about potential risks related to environmental impacts of copper particles. So, for developing new pad formulations with possible replacements of copper content, it is very important to understand the functionality of copper additions to brake friction materials. In the paper theoretical investigation of the role of copper as a pad ingredient was carried out on the basis of modelling by the method of movable cellular automata (MCA). Our previous studies show that copper as a constituent of the tribofilm formed during braking provides smooth sliding by forming a granular layer of mechanically mixed materials from the friction layers. In the present study the concentration of copper particles in a Fe3O4-matrix was varied systematically in the range 5.5-28 vol. % and compared to mixtures with the same amount of graphite nanoparticles. The sliding simulations were performed while assuming material properties at 500°C in order to assess the beneficial role of copper during severe braking conditions corresponding to fading cycles during dynamometer testing. T2 - EuroBrake 2016 CY - Milano, Italy DA - 13.06.2016 KW - Movable cellular automata KW - Copper KW - Sliding simulation KW - Third body KW - Tribofilm PY - 2016 UR - www.eurobrake.net VL - EB2016-SVM-054 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - FISITA AN - OPUS4-37938 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -