Patterns of dry friction of Si3N4 with different types of materials

Sevostyanov N.V., Pastukh E.S., Shchegoleva N.E., Vershinin D.I., Vikulin V.V.
UDC
621.891
DOI
10.18577/2307-6046-2026-0-4-133-145
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Sevostyanov N.V., Pastukh E.S., Shchegoleva N.E., Vershinin D.I., Vikulin V.V. Patterns of dry friction of Si3N4 with different types of materials // Proceedings of VIAM. 2026. No. 4. DOI: 10.18577/2307-6046-2026-0-4-133-145. URL: https://test.viam.ru/en/journal/2026/4/11
Keywords
coefficient of friction, wear, ceramic material, silicon nitride, tribology, antifriction material, straining
Abstract

The article presents the patterns of friction of silicon nitride from load and sliding speed paired with materials of different types. Materials of various classes, which are most often used in the mechanisms of friction units, are selected as counterbells. In the process of friction of various materials with silicon nitride, oxide films, surface activity, and activation energy of the interplane shear of planes are actively involved. Polymer and self-lubricating materials showed the lowest coefficient of friction with silicon nitride. 

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