Effect of hardness, microstructure, normal load and abrasive size on friction and on wear behaviour of 35NCD16 steel

Wear and friction properties depend on many parameters such as normal load and material hardness. However, coupled contributions of microstructure and abrasive particle size are less investigated. A contribution in this field is proposed with wear tests performed between a 35NCD16 steel and abrasive silicon carbide grains ranging from 35 µm to 200 µm under different normal loads (50–110 N). To vary hardness and microstructure, samples are...