Currently, substantial adhesion wear frequently occurs in Zr alloy cold rolling, which not only affects the quality of product's surface, but shortens the mould's service life. In this paper, water‐based lubricant was prepared by using ZnO as additive and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) as dispersant. The tribological test results showed the friction coefficient decreased by a maximum of 84.6%, and the friction surface was smooth and flat, with essentially no wear. By analysing the friction area, it was found after ZnO entered the friction interface, HEC carried a hydrated molecular layer to form a stable lubrication film at the interface. This film worked with nanoparticles to reduce friction and wear, and is expected to prolong the service life of rolling dies.
The joint capsule removal after artificial joint replacement surgery have led to improper lubrication, causing the pair to wear out quickly and reducing the joint lifespan. In this paper, laser processing and chemical corrosion were used to prepare a hexagonal convex texture on the surface of titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V). After etching and laser polishing, SEM images indicated the presence of secondary micro-nano textures in the grooves around the hexagonal texture, and the formation of anatase oxides on the surface, resulting in an increase of the surface energy and a very small contact angle (CA). The surfaces’ CA increases with the texture ratio, and the surface is super-hydrophilic when the texture ratio is less than 0.84. Furthermore, the effect of texture parameters and directions are studied by using UHMWPE and Ti6Al4V as friction pairs and simulated body fluid as lubricant. The COF is 0.068 with 0.84 area ratio, which is 51.4% lower than the original surface. The wear rate of UHMWPE on the textured surface decreases by 74.5% after two hours of tribological testing. In addition, high speed camera images and calculation results proved that creating grooves can promote fluid distribution on the textured surface. The surface texture on titanium alloy results in a significant COF and wear reduction, extending the service life of artificial joints.
Artificial joint materials often wear out due to poor lubrication, affecting its service life. A compound texture (com-texture) was prepared, to improve the spreading of lubricant at the friction interface and reduce the friction and wear of artificial joint pairs UHMWPE and Ti6Al4V. The com-texture was divided into rough and smooth parts on the surface. The rough area was a hexagonal convex texture with a texture ratio of 66%, and it was covered with a recoagulated layer left by laser processing to absorb and transport lubricant to the friction interface. The smooth area was a convex texture with a texture ratio of 85%, which was the friction contact area. The texture morphology of the rough region was characterized by SEM and laser focusing microscope. It was found that the edge of the texture covered with recondensed mountains after laser processing and corroded micro-nano pits, which helped to prepare super-hydrophilic surfaces. Besides, the flow law of simulated body fluid (SBF) on textured surface was explored, and the motion process was recorded by high-speed camera. The results showed that the com-texture could transport SBF to the friction region smoothly and quickly. The friction test results indicated that the structure had improved tribological properties.
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