About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2027 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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2D Materials – Preparation, Properties, Modeling & Applications
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| Presentation Title |
Linking Microstructure and Friction in Molybdenum Disulfide |
| Author(s) |
Michael Chandross, Mark Wilson, Daniel Moore, Tomas Babuska, John Curry |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Michael Chandross |
| Abstract Scope |
Solid lubricants like molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) are often used in aerospace applications because of their extremely low friction coefficients (μ~0.01) in vacuum. The microstructure of coatings can vary among vendors, deposition methods and sliding history, and this strongly affects the tribological response. Additionally, as-deposited coatings generally show high friction and must be run in over tens to hundreds of cycles to develop the basally-oriented microstructure necessary for a low friction sliding interface. We will present the results of molecular dynamics simulations aimed at understanding the links between microstructure and friction with an ultimate goal of predicting the time-dependent macroscale response of coatings. We study polycrystalline microstructures with grain sizes ranging from 2-40 nm, and orientations varying from fully random to basally oriented. We use these results to develop constitutive models appropriate for the inclusion of time-dependent friction in continuum-level analysis of tribological contacts. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Thin Films and Interfaces, Mechanical Properties, Modeling and Simulation |