Tribological Properties of Cylinder Block/Valve Plate Interface of Axial Piston Pump on the Tribometer

Abstract The tribological properties of cylinder block/valve plate is an important consideration in the design of axial piston pump. The effect of materials and heat treatment on friction and wear properties has been studied in depth. Engineering experiences show that the speed and load also affect...

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Autores principales: Jiahai Huang, Zhenhua Dou, Zhenglei Wang, Long Quan, Linkai Niu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:63551190179e45ad8f57cfd9ca8371722021-12-05T12:03:35ZTribological Properties of Cylinder Block/Valve Plate Interface of Axial Piston Pump on the Tribometer10.1186/s10033-021-00647-31000-93452192-8258https://doaj.org/article/63551190179e45ad8f57cfd9ca8371722021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-021-00647-3https://doaj.org/toc/1000-9345https://doaj.org/toc/2192-8258Abstract The tribological properties of cylinder block/valve plate is an important consideration in the design of axial piston pump. The effect of materials and heat treatment on friction and wear properties has been studied in depth. Engineering experiences show that the speed and load also affect the tribological properties, but these have not been systematically analyzed. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the tribological properties of the commonly used materials (CuPb15Sn5 and 38CrMoAl/42CrMo) for cylinder block/valve plate with different heat treatment and contact pressure at different speed. During the test, tribometer is used to simulate the contact pattern between the valve plate/cylinder block in axial piston pump, the friction coefficient, wear rate and surface topography are analyzed to evaluate the tribological properties of different types of friction samples at different speed. Results indicate that: (1) contact surface of the samples at 1800 r/min is more prone to adhesive wear than those at 500 r/min; (2) in the terms of wear resistance, quench-tempered and nitrided 38CrMoAl (38CrMoAl QTN for short) is better than quench-tempered and nitrided 42CrMo, although they are all commonly used materials in the axial piston pump; (3) 2.5 MPa is the critical contact pressure of the interface between valve plate made of 38CrMoAl QTN and cylinder block made of CuPb15Sn5 on the tribometer, which implies the pressure bearing area at the bottom of the cylinder block should be carefully designed; (4) the valve plate/cylinder block made of 38CrMoAl QTN/CuPb15Sn5 exhibits good tribological properties in a real axial piston pump. This research is useful for the failure analysis and structural optimization design of the valve plates/cylinder block.Jiahai HuangZhenhua DouZhenglei WangLong QuanLinkai NiuSpringerOpenarticleAxial piston pumpValve plate/cylinder blockTribological propertiesHeat treatmentTribometerOcean engineeringTC1501-1800Mechanical engineering and machineryTJ1-1570ENChinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol 34, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Axial piston pump
Valve plate/cylinder block
Tribological properties
Heat treatment
Tribometer
Ocean engineering
TC1501-1800
Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ1-1570
spellingShingle Axial piston pump
Valve plate/cylinder block
Tribological properties
Heat treatment
Tribometer
Ocean engineering
TC1501-1800
Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ1-1570
Jiahai Huang
Zhenhua Dou
Zhenglei Wang
Long Quan
Linkai Niu
Tribological Properties of Cylinder Block/Valve Plate Interface of Axial Piston Pump on the Tribometer
description Abstract The tribological properties of cylinder block/valve plate is an important consideration in the design of axial piston pump. The effect of materials and heat treatment on friction and wear properties has been studied in depth. Engineering experiences show that the speed and load also affect the tribological properties, but these have not been systematically analyzed. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the tribological properties of the commonly used materials (CuPb15Sn5 and 38CrMoAl/42CrMo) for cylinder block/valve plate with different heat treatment and contact pressure at different speed. During the test, tribometer is used to simulate the contact pattern between the valve plate/cylinder block in axial piston pump, the friction coefficient, wear rate and surface topography are analyzed to evaluate the tribological properties of different types of friction samples at different speed. Results indicate that: (1) contact surface of the samples at 1800 r/min is more prone to adhesive wear than those at 500 r/min; (2) in the terms of wear resistance, quench-tempered and nitrided 38CrMoAl (38CrMoAl QTN for short) is better than quench-tempered and nitrided 42CrMo, although they are all commonly used materials in the axial piston pump; (3) 2.5 MPa is the critical contact pressure of the interface between valve plate made of 38CrMoAl QTN and cylinder block made of CuPb15Sn5 on the tribometer, which implies the pressure bearing area at the bottom of the cylinder block should be carefully designed; (4) the valve plate/cylinder block made of 38CrMoAl QTN/CuPb15Sn5 exhibits good tribological properties in a real axial piston pump. This research is useful for the failure analysis and structural optimization design of the valve plates/cylinder block.
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author Jiahai Huang
Zhenhua Dou
Zhenglei Wang
Long Quan
Linkai Niu
author_facet Jiahai Huang
Zhenhua Dou
Zhenglei Wang
Long Quan
Linkai Niu
author_sort Jiahai Huang
title Tribological Properties of Cylinder Block/Valve Plate Interface of Axial Piston Pump on the Tribometer
title_short Tribological Properties of Cylinder Block/Valve Plate Interface of Axial Piston Pump on the Tribometer
title_full Tribological Properties of Cylinder Block/Valve Plate Interface of Axial Piston Pump on the Tribometer
title_fullStr Tribological Properties of Cylinder Block/Valve Plate Interface of Axial Piston Pump on the Tribometer
title_full_unstemmed Tribological Properties of Cylinder Block/Valve Plate Interface of Axial Piston Pump on the Tribometer
title_sort tribological properties of cylinder block/valve plate interface of axial piston pump on the tribometer
publisher SpringerOpen
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/63551190179e45ad8f57cfd9ca837172
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