journal article·2021-02-03Open access

Piston Rod Coating Material Study of Reciprocating Sealing Experiment Based on Sterling Seal

Miaotian Zhang, Decai Li, Shuangfu Suo, Jianwen Shi

Applied Sciences· Volume 11· Issue 4

Abstract

Sterling seal is a commonly used reciprocating seal, in which the PTFE ring of the seal and the surface material of the piston rod play an important role in the reciprocating sealing process. In this paper, a reciprocating sealing test bench was built, four sets of carbon fiber PTFE sealing rings were used to perform reciprocating sealing bench experiments with Cr-coated piston rods and DLC-coated piston rods. After the experiment, the used four sets of seals were taken as experimental samples, and a new, unused carbon fiber PTFE seal was taken as a reference sample. The surface topography, surface wear, and wear surface elements of the test specimens were measured by three-dimensional white light interference surface topography instrument, field emission environment scanning electron microscope, and field emission scanning electron microscope. Through experimental determination, it is found that the coating material is detached to form abrasive grains, which causes the surface of the sealing ring to wear. This paper also proposes optimization suggestions for the processing method of the sealing ring and the selection of the material of the piston rod coating.
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OpenAlex topics: Tribology and Lubrication Engineering · Tribology and Wear Analysis · Lubricants and Their Additives

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Affiliations

School of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Funding

National key research and development program of China · National Program on Key Basic Research Project

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