Otimização de tribo revestimentos multifuncionais: uma abordagem experimental/computacional

Abstract

Lately, we have witnessed a growing concern about determining energy consumption and pollutant emissions. Large part of the energy spent is directly related to the friction and wear. Likewise, there a growing demand for production of mechanical systems of high efficiency. To develop systems that are more economical, noiseless and not harmful to the environment, there is a limit imposed by materials and conventional surface treatment. Thus, critical tribological contacts and possible new materials have been intensively investigated. Solid lubrication and solid lubricants are emerging as a promising alternative to control friction and wear in mechanical systems modern. The use of multifunctional coatings have been studied and used in modern mechanical systems, so that the final properties depend on the system composed of substrate - coating - environment. This study aims to optimize the thickness of multifunctional coatings with potential for use in mechanical systems of high efficiency, particularly on soft substrates. The aim is an optimization using the principles of contact mechanics, together with strength criteria to analyse stress and strain. Efficient techniques to characterize the coatings, and powerful simulation tools in the stress analysis of multifunctional coatings were used. The results showed that the thickness of the coating plays an important role on coating properties.