Tribological Behavior of 1Cr18Ni9Ti Steel under Hydrogen Peroxide Solution against Different Ceramic Counterparts

We investigated the effect of counterface of ZrO2, Si3N4 and SiC ceramics on the tribological behavior of 1Cr18Ni9Ti steel in 90% hydrogen peroxide solution. The results show that the tribological properties of 1Cr18Ni9Ti steel are strongly dependent on the counterfaces. The adhesion behavior affects the tribocouple of 1Cr18Ni9Ti/ZrO2, leading to a high coefficient of friction (COF) fluctuating from 0.17 to 0.27 and the highest wear loss of 1Cr18Ni9Ti steel. The oxidation and hydrolysis protect the worn surface of 1Cr18Ni9Ti/SiC, inducing a low COF 0.035 and the lowest wear loss of 1Cr18Ni9Ti steel. Both the adhesion behavior and the reactions play important roles in the wear behavior of 1Cr18Ni9Ti/Si3N4, leading to a complex COF and intermediate wear loss of 1Cr18Ni9Ti steel. As for the counterparts, ZrO2 ceramic shows the most severe wear, SiC ceramic shows relatively low wear volume, and Si3N4 ceramic presents the lowest wear volume.