본 연구에서는 최신기법에 의해서 제조된 HIP제 질화규소와 지르코니아를 실험재료로 하여 무윤활하에서의 미끄럼마찰·마멸실험을 수행하여 마찰·마멸특성을 규명하고, SEM을 이용한 마멸면의 미시적 관찰을 통해서 세라믹의 마멸기구를 조사하 여 세라믹마멸기구의 마멸모델을 제시하고자 한다. 제시된 마멸모델에서 파괴역학을 도입하여 이론해석과 고찰을 수행하여 보다 실용적인 세라믹의 마멸율울 평가할 수 있 는 새로운 무차원 파라메터를 제안하고자 한다.
Under unlubricated condition, the friction and wear tests of silicon nitride and zirconia manufactured by HIP were carried out at room temperature. The wear resistance of silicon nitride was superior to that of zirconia under low load, whereas the wear resistance of zirconia was superior to that of silicon nitride under high load. Wear model of ceramic was suggested by the microscopic SEM observation of worn surfaces and debris. Theoretical analysis and discussions based on linear fracture mechanics were made out about this ceramic wear model. From the theoretical analysis, a new nondimensional parameter, Scf, was introduced to estimate wear rate of ceramics. This new nondimentional parameter consists of contact pressure, surface defect of contact material, frictional coefficient and fracture toughness.
