Tribological characteristics of Si₃N₄-based composites in unlubricated sliding against steel ball

Physics & Astronomy

• sliding 100%
• balls 96%
• steels 78%
• composite materials 64%
• fracture strength 42%
• reciprocation 37%
• atomic force microscopy 32%
• microcracks 24%
• grooves 21%
• coefficient of friction 21%
• transmission electron microscopy 13%
• scanning electron microscopy 13%
• propagation 12%
• coefficients 11%
• diffraction 11%
• x rays 9%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Wear of materials 77%
• Steel 61%
• Composite materials 61%
• Atomic force microscopy 54%
• Fracture toughness 37%
• Microcracks 24%
• Transmission electron microscopy 21%
• X ray diffraction 20%
• Scanning electron microscopy 16%
• Friction 14%

Chemical Compounds

• Wear 99%
• Composite Material 52%
• Fracture Toughness 47%
• Atomic Force Microscopy 33%
• Friction Coefficient 23%
• Transmission Electron Microscopy 13%
• X-Ray Diffraction 10%