Oxide tribolayer breakdown on sliding metal contacts drives thermal ignition

AG Jimenez, T Wabel, F Bendana, JD DeSain… - Tribology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Frictional heating at sliding metallic contacts in high-pressure oxygen environments can
cause frictional ignition and metal fires. Alloys that resist frictional ignition tend to grow a …

[HTML][HTML] Frictional ignition of dispersion-strengthened Ni-Cr alloys

AG Jimenez, T Wabel, FA Bendana, JD DeSain… - Tribology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Frictional heating of metals at reciprocating or sliding contacts in high-pressure oxygen
environments poses a risk of catastrophic metal fires. This phenomenon, known as frictional …