Friction and wear properties of Babbitt alloy 16-16-2 under sea water environment

Hairong Wu, Qinling Bi, Shengyu Zhu, Jun Yang, Weimin Liu

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Abstract

The tribological behaviors of Babbitt alloy 16-16-2 sliding against aluminum bronze ZCuAl9Mn2 lubricated by sea water were systematically investigated in this paper. The results indicated that the friction coefficient decreased as the load increased to 30 N and then remained at a steady level at high loads, but decreased with increase in sliding speed. The wear rate increased with load, but decreased with sliding speed. The formation of basic lead carbonate Pb3(OH)2(CO3)2 during the sliding process played a critical role in the remaining low friction coefficient in sea water.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1161-1167
Number of pages7
JournalTribology International
Volume44
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Babbitt alloy
  • Sea water
  • Tribological performance
  • Wear mechanism

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