The Influence of the Structure and Properties of the Transition Zone Between the Matrix and Filler on the Destruction of Composite Coatings During Friction

Authors M.V. Kindrachuk1 , Yu.I. Bohomol2, T.S. Cherepova3, N.M. Stebeletska4, V.V. Kharchenko1 , A.L. Hlovyn5
Affiliations

1National University “Kyiv Aviation Institute”, 03058 Kyiv, Ukraine

2National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, 03056 Kyiv, Ukraine

3Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, 03142 Kyiv, Ukraine

4Separate Subdivision of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine “Berezhany Agrotechnical Institute”, 47501 Berezhany, Ukraine

5Separate Structural Subdivision Berezhany Vocational College National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine”, 47501 Berezhany, Ukraine

Е-mail stebeletska@ukr.net
Issue Volume 18, Year 2026, Number 2
Dates Received 28 February 2026; revised manuscript received 18 April 2026; published online 29 April 2026
Citation M.V. Kindrachuk, Yu.I. Bohomol, T.S. Cherepova, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 18 No 2, 02003 (2026)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.18(2).02003
PACS Number(s) 81.40.Pq, 62.20.Qp, 46.55. + d, 81.40.Gh, 61.66.Dk
Keywords Composite electrolytic coatings, Friction (3) , Wear particles, Transition zone, Wear resistance (2) , Diffusion chromium plating, Structure (105) .
Annotation

A study was conducted on the wear processes of nickel-based composite electrolytic coatings (CEC) under friction conditions without lubrication, taking into account changes in mechanical properties in the transition zone, the effect of diffusion chromium plating, and the dispersibility of the TiC carbide phase. The diffusion zone formed in the surface layer at the “coating-base” boundary ensured an increase in the adhesive strength of the CEC with the base and contributed to an improvement in the mechanical characteristics of the nickel matrix and the alloyed nickel matrix. The wear mechanisms were analyzed based on energy theory, according to which, in the contact zone, the energy of plastic deformation is converted into the energy of dislocations in the friction area, which causes the solid phase to crumble. The mechanism of destruction of the surface layers of the friction pair was evaluated based on the analysis of theoretical and experimental research data within the energy concept of the formation of wear particles in their near-surface zones. The influence of the mechanical properties of the material on the size of wear particles was shown. It has been established that the size of the spalling particles is determined by the elastic modulus of the substance, and their ability to penetrate the friction zone is determined by the specific cohesion energy.

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