DIAMOND ABRASIVE TREATMENT: TRIBOLOGICAL ASPECT (REVIEW OF MODERN RESEARCH)

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https://doi.org/10.20998/2078-7405.2025.103.01

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diamond abrasive treatment, tribological behavior, diamond tool, diamonds, coatings, solid lubricants, graphene oxide

Abstract

The importance of developments to overcome friction and wear is largely due to the fact that the energy consumed by the manufacturing industry is almost a third of the total energy consumed. That is, the tribological aspect in the processes of diamond-abrasive processing is quite significant and must be taken into account. Recently, new modern developments have appeared in the literature that somewhat clarify this direction, both from the point of view of the diamond abrasive tool and the tribological behavior of various diamonds, including those with coatings. It is these developments that are covered further in our review of modern publications. Additive manufacturing (AM) methods have significant advantages for obtaining individual products and prototypes, allow to reduce costs, and also speed up the release of products to the market. Nowadays, this direction has begun to be used for diamond-abrasive tools. Of course, new binders for the working layer of the diamond tool have been developed for such energy-efficient AM technology. It is shown that the cutting forces and friction coefficients of microtextured diamond tools are significantly reduced. The tribological behavior of diamonds against various materials is fundamental for their use in the abrasive and bearing industries. It has been proven that, in comparison with ordinary diamond grains, porous diamond grains with an increased number of microedges effectively reduce the cutting force and heat generation. It is shown that the application of the effect of further mechanochemical influence during the coating of diamond abrasives, both on the diamond-bond boundary and on the contact of the surface of the diamond grain with the processed material, allows to increase the efficiency of the use of the diamond-abrasive tool. Attention is drawn to what kind of impurities are introduced into the contact zone during diamond-abrasive processing to change the tribological parameters. At the same time, the most widely used is h–BN, which with a layered crystal structure is one of the types of effective solid lubricants, especially at elevated temperatures. Attention has been paid to emerging materials such as graphene oxide and carbon dots (CD), a kind of carbon-based nanomaterials, which have been widely used as highly effective lubricant additives.

Author Biographies

Lavrinenko Valerii, . Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials NAS Ukraine

DSc in Eng. S., Chief of Department, V. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials NAS Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Solod Volodymyr, Dniprovsk State Technical University, Kamianske, Ukraine

PhD in Eng. S., Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Dniprovsk State Technical University, Kamianske, Ukraine

Ostroverkh Yevgeniy, National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Kharkiv, Ukraine

Ph.D. Sciences, Professor of the Department "Integrated Technologies of Mechanical Engineering named after MF Semko", National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Kharkiv, Ukraine

Fedorovich Vladimir, National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Kharkiv, Ukraine

Dr. Tech. Sciences, Professor of the Department "Integrated Technologies of Mechanical Engineering named after MF Semko", National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Kharkiv, Ukraine

Dasic Predrag, Engineering Academy of Serbia (IAS): Belgrade, RS

Professor (Manufacturing Engineering), Engineering Academy of Serbia (IAS): Belgrade, RS He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Priština, Production Major, in 1982 and defended his master's thesis in 1985 at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, majoring in Production Engineering and Computer Application. He was elected an honorary doctor of science of DSEA (Donbass State Engineering Academy) University of Kramatorsk (Ukraine), in 2010. The second honorary doctorate of science was also awarded to him by the UTA (Ukrainian Technological Academy) Academy from Kyiv (Ukraine), in 2018. He teaches a group of subjects from Production and Information Technologies at the Academy of Vocational Studies Šumadija – Department of Trstenik. He gave a large number of guest lectures for students of academic, master's and doctoral studies in the region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Romania, Ukraine). He has published more than 700 scientific papers, of which 270 papers in journals, 60 invitation papers and more than 370 papers at international and national conferences. In addition, he has published 7 scientific monographs and 5 books. He was the editor of more than 60 proceedings in printed and electronic form. A significant contribution by him was made to the automation of engineering works, so he developed 14 new user programs for the application of theoretical and practical methods in solving specific engineering problems, which are successfully applied in practice. Further, he is the author of 3 technical improvements and 3 patents. He participated in the realization of 10 scientific research projects financed by the Ministry of Science and Technology and was the head of the international Slovak-Serbian project. He is a member of the scientific and program committee of more than 50 international conferences and a member of the editorial board of more than 20 international journals. He is the member of the following national technical academies of sciences: New York Academy of Science (NYAS) since 2006; Ukrainian Technological Academy (UTA) since 2009; Ukrainian Academy of Engineering Sciences (UAES), since 2011; World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET), since 2014; World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering (WARSE), since 2015; Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts (SKANU) since 2015; Georgian Engineering Academy (GEA) since 2019; National Academy of Sciences of Higher Education of Ukraine (NAS-HEU) since 2020, Engineering Academy of Serbia (EAS) since 2020. Elected was for President of the UTA Academy for the Balkans, in September 2017. He is also a member of more than 50 international and national professional associations and a member by invitation of the Association of Writers of Serbia (UKS), since 2022. He has won numerous awards, recognitions and diplomas, for his contribution to scientific and innovative work and international cooperation. He is also the recipient of two "Lifetime Achievement Awards" and Medal of Science of the UTA Academy.

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