The sliding electrical contact behavior of AuAgCu brush on Au plating was investigated at various normal loads and sliding speeds.The contact voltage drop and electrical noise between the two brushes were measured and...The sliding electrical contact behavior of AuAgCu brush on Au plating was investigated at various normal loads and sliding speeds.The contact voltage drop and electrical noise between the two brushes were measured and the resistance waveforms were recorded.The morphologies of the worn surfaces and wear debris of the brush and plating were observed.The results show that the contact voltage drop and electrical noise decrease with the addition of load whereas increase drastically with increasing sliding speed.With the electrical current in vacuum,the wear process of AuAgCu brush on Au plating involves adhesion,transfer of gold from the plating to the brush,rolling of wear debris between contact surfaces and arc-induced melt at the contact edge,and this gold-on-gold sliding electrical contact system is reliable within experiment period.展开更多
A thermal-solid-liquid complex operational environment induces structural interface developing a typical coupling sliding/impact wear behavior.It results in contact damage until systems fail,which may cause significan...A thermal-solid-liquid complex operational environment induces structural interface developing a typical coupling sliding/impact wear behavior.It results in contact damage until systems fail,which may cause significant economic losses and catastrophic consequences.The key point of solving this problem is to reveal the coupling damage mechanism of the sliding/impact behavior in typical systems and life characterization under a complicate evolving environment.This has been a hot topic in the area of mechanical reliability.The main work in this paper can be concluded as follows.Firstly,the main industries in which the"sliding/impact behavior"takes place have been introduced.Then,existing studies on the wear mechanism and degree analysis are presented,which includes surface morphology analysis,wear debris analysis,and wear degree measurement.Meanwhile,existing problems in theoretical modeling and experiments in current research are summarized,so as to point out a bright direction for future research on wear prediction.They include interface contact modeling,mathematic coupling mechanism modeling,wear equation establishment,and wear life characterization,which can provide some new ideas for improving the existing studies on the sliding/impact wear behavior.展开更多
Many current-carrying contact pairs, such as those found in pantograph-catenary systems, operate in open environments and are susceptible to significant external interference from temperature and humidity variations. ...Many current-carrying contact pairs, such as those found in pantograph-catenary systems, operate in open environments and are susceptible to significant external interference from temperature and humidity variations. This study investigated the evolution of the friction coefficient and contact resistance of C/Cu contact pairs under alternating temperature, humidity, and current conditions. Through experimentation, the wear rate and microtopography of the worn surface were analyzed under various constant parameters. Subsequently, the differences in tribological behavior and current-carrying characteristics of the contact pairs under these three parameters were explored. The results revealed that the decrease in temperature resulted in a significant increase in the friction coefficient of the contact pairs, carbon wear, and copper surface roughness. Additionally, the surface oxidation rate was lower at lower temperatures. Moreover, contact resistance did not consistently increase with decreasing temperature, owing to the combined action of the contact area and the oxide film. Compared with temperature, humidity fluctuations at room temperature exerted less influence on the friction coefficient and contact resistance of the contact pairs. Dry environments rendered carbon materials vulnerable to oxidation and cracking, while excessive humidity fostered abrasive wear and arcing. High-current conditions generally degraded the tribological properties of C/Cu contacts. In the absence of current, the friction coefficient was extremely high, and the copper transfer was high. Under excessive current, copper was susceptible to plowing by carbon micro-bumps and abrasive particles, resulting in a decrease in the friction coefficient. The release of lipids from the carbon surface due to temperature elevation weakened the electrical contact performance and increased the occurrence of arc erosion, thereby exacerbating carbon wear.展开更多
文摘The sliding electrical contact behavior of AuAgCu brush on Au plating was investigated at various normal loads and sliding speeds.The contact voltage drop and electrical noise between the two brushes were measured and the resistance waveforms were recorded.The morphologies of the worn surfaces and wear debris of the brush and plating were observed.The results show that the contact voltage drop and electrical noise decrease with the addition of load whereas increase drastically with increasing sliding speed.With the electrical current in vacuum,the wear process of AuAgCu brush on Au plating involves adhesion,transfer of gold from the plating to the brush,rolling of wear debris between contact surfaces and arc-induced melt at the contact edge,and this gold-on-gold sliding electrical contact system is reliable within experiment period.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51675025).
文摘A thermal-solid-liquid complex operational environment induces structural interface developing a typical coupling sliding/impact wear behavior.It results in contact damage until systems fail,which may cause significant economic losses and catastrophic consequences.The key point of solving this problem is to reveal the coupling damage mechanism of the sliding/impact behavior in typical systems and life characterization under a complicate evolving environment.This has been a hot topic in the area of mechanical reliability.The main work in this paper can be concluded as follows.Firstly,the main industries in which the"sliding/impact behavior"takes place have been introduced.Then,existing studies on the wear mechanism and degree analysis are presented,which includes surface morphology analysis,wear debris analysis,and wear degree measurement.Meanwhile,existing problems in theoretical modeling and experiments in current research are summarized,so as to point out a bright direction for future research on wear prediction.They include interface contact modeling,mathematic coupling mechanism modeling,wear equation establishment,and wear life characterization,which can provide some new ideas for improving the existing studies on the sliding/impact wear behavior.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52365022, 52375181)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 20224ACB204012)+1 种基金the Postgraduate Innovation Special Fund Project in Jiangxi Province (Grant No. YC2022-B177)the General Subject of State Key Laboratory of Performance Monitoring and Protecting of Rail Transit Infrastructure (Grant No.HJGZ2023208)。
文摘Many current-carrying contact pairs, such as those found in pantograph-catenary systems, operate in open environments and are susceptible to significant external interference from temperature and humidity variations. This study investigated the evolution of the friction coefficient and contact resistance of C/Cu contact pairs under alternating temperature, humidity, and current conditions. Through experimentation, the wear rate and microtopography of the worn surface were analyzed under various constant parameters. Subsequently, the differences in tribological behavior and current-carrying characteristics of the contact pairs under these three parameters were explored. The results revealed that the decrease in temperature resulted in a significant increase in the friction coefficient of the contact pairs, carbon wear, and copper surface roughness. Additionally, the surface oxidation rate was lower at lower temperatures. Moreover, contact resistance did not consistently increase with decreasing temperature, owing to the combined action of the contact area and the oxide film. Compared with temperature, humidity fluctuations at room temperature exerted less influence on the friction coefficient and contact resistance of the contact pairs. Dry environments rendered carbon materials vulnerable to oxidation and cracking, while excessive humidity fostered abrasive wear and arcing. High-current conditions generally degraded the tribological properties of C/Cu contacts. In the absence of current, the friction coefficient was extremely high, and the copper transfer was high. Under excessive current, copper was susceptible to plowing by carbon micro-bumps and abrasive particles, resulting in a decrease in the friction coefficient. The release of lipids from the carbon surface due to temperature elevation weakened the electrical contact performance and increased the occurrence of arc erosion, thereby exacerbating carbon wear.
