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A study of the tribological properties of cobalt-titania composite

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The frictional and wear behaviour and hardness of cobalt and cobalt-titania (anatase) particulate composites, developed by sediment electro-codeposition method, were studied. Frictional and wear studies, performed on a disc-on-disc type machine, show that the microhardness of the composite increases as the titania content in the composite increases. A decrease in both the coefficient of friction and specific wear rate was observed for the composites with increasing titania content in the cobalt matrix. The effect of sliding velocity and load on the coefficient of friction and specific wear rate of cobalt and cobalt titania composites was also investigated. The optical microphotographs and X-ray diffractogram reveals that the tribo-deformation is oxidation dominated for cobalt. A probable mechanism is discussed.

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Rajiv, E.P., Seshadri, S.K. A study of the tribological properties of cobalt-titania composite. J Mater Sci 28, 1758–1764 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00595742

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