International Scientific Journals
of Scientific Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering "Industry 4.0"

The results of tribological tests of the active area of harrow disks with coatings obtained by the plasma spay thermal method are presented. This study is based on scanning electron microscopy of coated harrow disc samples undergoing standard tribological tests that focuses on the mechanical properties of coatings using tribological methodology. Tribological studies were conducted to determine the following main parameters of the harrow disc material such as: adhesion to the substrate, coefficient of friction, Young’s modulus, stiffness and hardness of coated samples and the base material. As the result, improving the mechanical and chemical properties of materials used to manufacture the working bodies of coated harrow discs allows for increased resistance to abrasive wear in modern agricultural machinery.

This study presents a comparative analysis of three types of coatings taken from the active area of the coted harrow disks using atmospheric plasma spray deposition method (APS). The resulting coatings increase the durability of the harrow discs and the inclusion in the componence of coatings of carbides and powdered ceramic compounds will enhance the mechanical characteristics. This study focused on scanning electron microscopy of the coated samples from the harrow discs and their tribological properties. SEM imaging and EDS analysis have been carried out to clarify the morphological characteristics and study of disc cross-section. Tribological tests were carried out to determine the following main parameters: adhesion to the substrate, coefficient of friction (COF), modulus of elasticity and hardness of the material.
The development and implementation of modern technologies for improving the mechanical and chemical properties of materials for
coated harrow discs will increase resistance to abrasive wear in modern agricultural conditions.