The invention discloses a method for improving the surface
tribology performance of M50NiL bearing steel, and belongs to the technical field of material
surface modification. The vacuum pulse carburization technology is adopted for conducting carburization and high-temperature
tempering treatment on the surface of an M50NiL bearing steel base material; then
quenching and
tempering treatment is conducted; a surface white bright layer of the M50NiL bearing steel base material is removed; and a binding layer, a
chromium metal layer, a Cr->GLC gradient layer and a GLC base
solid lubricating film are deposited on the surface of the M50NiL bearing steel base material through the multi-target non-magnetic-control
sputtering technology. According to the method, the surface
carbonization technologyand the unbalanced-magnetic-control
sputtering technology are combined, on one hand, the surface of the M50NiL bearing steel is intensified through the
carbonization technology, and good support is provided for the GLC base
solid lubricating film; on the other hand, the unbalanced-magnetic-control
sputtering technology is utilized for preparing the GLC base
solid lubricating film with good self-adaptability and
tribology performance, and the
friction reducing and abrasion resisting performance of the surface of the M50NiL bearing steel is obviously improved.