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Coupling mechanism between wear and oxidation processes of 304 stainless steel in hydrogen peroxide environments
Conglin Dong1,2, Chengqing Yuan3, Xiuqin Bai1
1School of Energy and Power Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430063, China.
Abstract:
Stainless steel is widely used in strongly oxidizing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) environments. It is crucial to study its wear behaviour and failure mode. The tribological properties and oxidation of 304 stainless steel were investigated using a MMW-1 tribo-tester with a three-electrode setup in H2O2 solutions with different concentrations. Corrosion current densities (CCDs), coefficients of frictions (COFs), wear mass losses, wear surface topographies, and metal oxide films were analysed and compared. The results show that the wear process and oxidation process interacted significantly with each other. Increasing the concentration of H2O2 or the oxidation time was useful to form a layer of integrated, homogeneous, compact and thick metal oxide film. The dense metal oxide films with higher mechanical strengths improved the wear process and also reduced the oxidation reaction. The wear process removed the metal oxide films to increase the oxidation reaction. Theoretical data is provided for the rational design and application of friction pairs in oxidation corrosion conditions.
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