Ball burnishing appears to be a very promising approach for reducing surface height,\ngenerating compressive residual stresses and increasing hardness. Ball burnishing treatment was\ncarried out using a Haas CNC Vertical Mill Center VF-1 equipped with the Ecoroll burnishing\nsystem. After burnishing, surface topographies of machined samples and hardness were measured.\nWear tests were conducted using a ball-on-disc tribotester in dry sliding conditions. During tests,\nthe friction force was monitored as a function of time. After tests, wear volumes were determined\non the basis of surface texture measurements. Tests revealed that ball burnishing in most cases\nresulted in minimizing friction and wear of contacting elements.
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