Machines. Technologies. Materials.
Vol. 19 (2025), Issue 12, pg(s) 466-469

TECHNOLOGIES

Tribological Analysis of Plasma Spray Thermal Deposition on the Active Area of Harrow Discs

  • 1 Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania
  • 2 Technical University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova

Abstract

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.

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