Friction hardening was employed to improve the tribological properties of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel (ASS 316L). The process was conducted using a hard indenter (74 ± 1 HRC) under the travel speeds of 90, 180, and 360 mm/s for 30 and 60 passes. The results showed that FH increased the surface hardness of annealed ASS 316L alloy by 180%. The sliding wear tests also showed the positive impact of FH on the wear resistance and friction behaviour. For instance, at the applied pressure of 1 MPa, the wear rate and coefficient of friction (COF) of FHed ASS 316L sample (90 mm/s, 30 passes) were reduced by 68 and 20%, respectively, as compared to those of the annealed sample.

采用摩擦硬化来改善 AISI 316L 奥氏体不锈钢 (ASS 316L) 的摩擦学性能。该过程使用硬压头 (74 ± 1 HRC) 在 90、180 和 360 毫米/秒的移动速度下进行 30 和 60 次通过。结果表明，FH 使退火后的 ASS 316L 合金的表面硬度提高了 180%。滑动磨损试验还显示了 FH 对耐磨性和摩擦行为的积极影响。例如，在 1 MPa 的施加压力下，FHed ASS 316L 样品（90 mm/s，30 道次）的磨损率和摩擦系数 (COF) 分别降低了 68% 和 20%。退火样品。