The friction and wear behaviors of copper-based graphite seal material used in liquid rocket engine were investigated by means of pin-on-disk machine. The effects of load
velocity and temperature rise on friction and wear behaviors of the copper-graphite material were analyzed. Results show that: 1)It is not easy to form copper-graphite transfer film under water lubrication condition
so the friction coefficient under water lubrication condition is higher than that under dry friction; 2)Under the condition of water lubrication
the wear mechanism is adhesive wear and abrasive wear
and properly increasing load and decreasing velocity can reduce the wear rate of the copper-based graphite material; and 3)Under the condition of dry friction
the wear mechanism is adhesive wear
and properly decreasing load and increasing speed can help reduce the wear rate of copper-based graphite material.
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