scholarly journals Experimental Investigation on the Wear and Damage Characteristics of Machined Wheel/Rail Materials under Dry Rolling-Sliding Condition

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 472
Author(s):  
Peijie Liu ◽  
Yanming Quan ◽  
Junjie Wan ◽  
Lang Yu

To guarantee the smooth operation of trains, rail grinding and wheel turning are necessary practices to remove surface defects. Surface integrity of machined wheel/rail materials is significant to affect their tribological performance. In this paper, firstly, the wheel specimens were turned by a CNC lathe and the rail specimens were ground by a cylindrical grinding machine with various machining parameters. Then, the wear and damage behavior of the machined wheel/rail discs was systematically investigated via a twin-disc wear testing apparatus under dry rolling-sliding condition. The experimental results show that the surface hardness of rail discs after machining is slightly higher than that of wheel discs, while the surface roughness and plastic deformation layer of wheel discs are much larger than those of rail discs. The surface hardness increase degree of rail discs and their thickness of plastic deformation layer are greater than those of wheel discs after the rolling-sliding test. The wear loss of wheel discs is much larger than that of rail discs. Surface roughness, hardness and plastic deformation layer of wheel/rail discs after machining exert a comprehensive effect on the wear behavior, and friction pair with appropriate original surface hardness and roughness generates the smallest amount of wear loss.

2015 ◽  
Vol 779 ◽  
pp. 26-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cun Ran Zhao ◽  
Ji Hai Jiang ◽  
Chong Ke

While axial piston pump is the core component of hydraulic system, its service life and reliability depend much on the selection of materials, friction pairs and process parameters. To identify these factors, wear condition of friction pair is conducted by using MWF-10 wear rig. Based on ANOVA of Taguchi Method,the influences of surface roughness and hardness on wear loss and friction coefficient are compared. In addition, the results show that the optimal friction pair and surface roughness of hard specimens have influence mostly on the wear loss and the friction coefficient.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 168781402110112
Author(s):  
Li Xun ◽  
Wang Ziming ◽  
Yang Shenliang ◽  
Guo Zhiyuan ◽  
Zhou Yongxin ◽  
...  

Titanium alloy Ti1023 is a typical difficult-to-cut material. Tool wear is easy to occur in machining Ti1023, which has a significant negative effect on surface integrity. Turning is one of the common methods to machine Ti1023 parts and machined surface integrity has a direct influence on the fatigue life of parts. To control surface integrity and improve anti-fatigue behavior of Ti1023 parts, it has an important significance to study the influence of tool wear on the surface integrity and fatigue life of Ti1023 in turning. Therefore, the effect of tool wear on the surface roughness, microhardness, residual stress, and plastic deformation layer of Ti1023 workpieces by turning and low-cycle fatigue tests were studied. Meanwhile, the influence mechanism of surface integrity on anti-fatigue behavior also was analyzed. The experimental results show that the change of surface roughness caused by worn tools has the most influence on anti-fatigue behavior when the tool wear VB is from 0.05 to 0.25 mm. On the other hand, the plastic deformation layer on the machined surface could properly improve the anti-fatigue behavior of specimens that were proved in the experiments. However, the higher surface roughness and significant surface defects on surface machined utilizing the worn tool with VB = 0.30 mm, which leads the anti-fatigue behavior of specimens to decrease sharply. Therefore, to ensure the anti-fatigue behavior of parts, the value of turning tool wear VB must be rigorously controlled under 0.30 mm during finishing machining of titanium alloy Ti1023.


2013 ◽  
Vol 300-301 ◽  
pp. 833-836
Author(s):  
Shi Jie Wang ◽  
Hao Lin ◽  
Xiao Ren Lv

The progressing cavity pump (PCP) always works in the waxy oil well. Therefore the research on the influence of various liquid paraffin contents in crude oil on the friction and wear behaviors of the progressing cavity pump`s stator is very important for choosing the best stator rubber and developing the service life of PCP. Wear behavior of nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) and fluororubber (FKM) was investigated at room temperature using a reciprocating friction and wear testing machine under the various paraffin contents in crude oil (0%、10%、30%、50%、100%). The wear morphology of blend was analyzed through the stereomicroscope and the wear behavior of two blends was also discussed and compared. The results show that the wear resistance of FKM is better than that of NBR under the same paraffin content in crude oil; With the increase of the paraffin content, the wear and coefficient of friction also increase. When the paraffin content in crude oil is less than 30%, the wear loss of NBR and FKM are basically the same; When the paraffin content in crude oil is more than 30%, the wear loss of NBR is far more than that of FKM.


2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geriel A. Ettienne-Modeste ◽  
L. D. Timmie Topoleski

The nanomechanical properties of a CoCrMo medical implant alloy and a novel microtextured carbide-coated CoCrMo alloy (MTCC) surface—hardness and elastic modulus—were examined using nanoindentation. The MTCC surfaces may be a successful alternative bearing material for artificial joints. Understanding the nanomechanical, material properties, and surface morphology of the MTCC–CoCrMo surface are important for designing wear resistant artificial joints. The microtextured carbide surfaces were created using a microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition reaction (MPCVD). Nanomechanical properties, volumetric wear properties, and surface morphology were measured and used to determine the performance of the conventional CoCrMo alloy and MTCC surfaces (processed for either 2 or 4 h) in static environments and under severe wear conditions. The hardness, elastic modulus, and surface parameters of the 4-h MTCC surfaces were always greater than the 2-h MTCC and CoCrMo alloy surfaces. The nanomechanical properties changed for the CoCrMo alloy and 2-h and 4-h MTCC surfaces after, in contrast to before, wear testing. This indicates that the wear mechanisms affect the nanomechanical results. Overall, the 4-h MTCC surfaces had greater wear resistance than the 2-h MTCC or CoCrMo alloy surfaces.


Author(s):  
Trung-Thanh Nguyen ◽  
Chi-Hieu Le

The burnishing process is used to enhance the machining quality via improving the surface finish, surface hardness, wear-resistance, fatigue, and corrosion resistance, and it is mostly used in aerospace, biomedical, and automotive industries to improve reliability and performance of the component. The combined turning and burnishing process is therefore considered as an effective solution to enhance both machining quality and productivity. However, the trade-off analysis between energy consumption, surface characteristics, and production costs has not been well-addressed and investigated. This study presents an optimization of the compressed air assisted-turning-burnishing (CATB) process for aluminum alloy 6061, aimed to decrease the energy consumption as well as surface roughness and to enhance the Vicker hardness of the machined surface. The machining parameters for consideration include the machining speed, feed rate, depth of cut, burnishing force, and the ball diameter. The improved Kriging models were used to construct the relations between machining parameters and the technological response characteristics of the machined surface. The optimal machining parameters were obtained utilizing the desirability approach. The energy based-cost model was developed to assess the effectiveness of the proposed CATB process. The findings showed that the selected optimal outcomes of the depth of cut, burnishing force, diameter, feed rate, and machining speed are 0.66 mm, 196.3 N, 8.0 mm, 0.112 mm/rev, and 110.0 m/min, respectively. The energy consumption and surface roughness are decreased by 20.15% and 65.38%, respectively, while the surface hardness is improved by 30.05%. The production cost is decreased by 17.19% at the optimal solution. Finally, the proposed CATB process shows a great potential to replace the traditional techniques which are used to machine non-ferrous metals.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3569
Author(s):  
Jessica Hembus ◽  
Lisa Rößler ◽  
Mario Jackszis ◽  
Annett Klinder ◽  
Rainer Bader ◽  
...  

Several retrieval studies have reported on metallic depositions on ceramic femoral heads, but the effect on the wear behavior of artificial hip joints has not been investigated in wear simulator studies. In the present study, retrieved ceramic heads with metallic depositions as third particles were tested against cross-linked ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) liners in a hip wear simulator. The amount of liner wear and expansion of metallic depositions on the heads were determined before and after wear testing with digital microscopy. The surface roughness of the heads was investigated in areas with and without metallic depositions by laser scanning microscopy. After five million load cycles, a non-significant reduction in the metallic formation on the retrieved heads was found. The metallic areas showed a higher surface roughness compared to unconcerned areas. The liners showed a higher wear rate of 1.57 ± 1.36 mg/million cycles for 28 mm heads and 2.42 ± 0.82 mg/million cycles for 36 mm heads with metallic depositions, in comparison with new ceramic heads with a 28 mm size ((−0.06 ± 0.89) mg/million cycles) and 36 mm size ((2.04 ± 0.46) mg/million cycles). Metallic transfer on ceramic heads can lead to an increased surface roughness and higher wear rates at the UHMWPE liners. Therefore, metallic contact of the ceramic femoral head should be avoided.


Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Hui Wang ◽  
Sheng-Hui Xie ◽  
Hai-Peng Yang ◽  
Hai-Xia Qian ◽  
Xie-Rong Zeng

In bearing applications, the development of new materials has become a focus of scientific research in order to make bearing systems smaller and rotate more accurately. Bulk metallic glass (BMG), which has high strength, stiffness and resistance to corrosion, is becoming a promising candidate for bearing and shaft materials. When used as shafts, the friction feature of BMG needs to be evaluated comprehensively. In this work, the friction and wear properties of Ni-based, Zr-based, and Cu-based BMGs sliding against brass lubricated with lithium grease were investigated, using traditional bearing materials (GCr15 steel) as comparison. The results showed that the wear mechanism of the BMGs was primarily abrasive, supplemented by an adhesive wear behavior when sliding against brass plates, just like GCr15 steel. The wear loss of the friction pair (brass plates) increases when the applied normal load increases and the sliding speed decreases. Compared with GCr15 steel, BMGs exhibit better friction performance at low sliding speed, and Ni-based BMG always exhibits a smaller wear loss, especially under large load and low sliding speed. The wear loss of brass plates against Ni-based BMG pin is 24.3% lower than that against GCr15 steel under an applied load of 10 kg, which indicates that Ni-based BMG is an attractive bearing and shaft material for industrial application.


2006 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 275-280
Author(s):  
Y.Z. You ◽  
D.I. Kim ◽  
H.G. Chun

The near surface of the H13 steel was implanted by using Plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) system at constant bias voltage of −20 kV with varying nitrogen (N+ ) ion dose (3, 6, 9, 12, 15×1017 ions/cm2 ). The surface properties of the N+ ion implanted steel were investigated by measuring the microhardness, wear loss and friction coefficient. As increasing N+ ion dose (12×1017 ions/cm2), both wear property and surface hardness were increased. However, these properties were decreased as the incident ion dose increased over 12×1017 ions/cm2. The elemental depth profile and surface roughness were obtained with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and surface roughness tester, respectively.


2012 ◽  
Vol 566 ◽  
pp. 654-659
Author(s):  
Takashi Honda ◽  
Katsuyuki Kida ◽  
Edson Costa Santos ◽  
Takuya Shibukawa

In the present work, rolling contact fatigue (RCF) tests in water were performed on AISI 440C stainless steels under different loading. Each test was interrupted at 3.6×104, 7.2×104, 1.44×105, 2.16×105, 2.88×105 and 2.88×105 rotating cycles and the wear track at different stages was observed by using a 3D laser confocal microscope. The wear loss at 2100 N was a significantly higher compared to 500 N or 1000 N. The contact surface roughness in samples tested at 2100 N increased during the rolling contact and severe adhesion wear was present at the entire surface. In case of 500 and 1000 N tests, the surface roughness remained low with mild adhesion wear occurring. It is concluded that adhesion force levels are higher under high load rolling contact. They greatly influence the surface conditions and cause high wear loss.


Author(s):  
Nadimpalli Sarada Purnima ◽  
Srinivasa Rao Pujari ◽  
Siva Prasad Dora

Multi-response characteristic optimization is the most desired aspect of the components produced from electric discharge machining (EDM). Obtaining the optimal combination of parameters for surface roughness (SR) and micro-hardness (MH) is always a challenging task as the machining parameters favourable to one performance measure adversely affects the other. The present paper deals with the simultaneous optimization of SR and MH of D2 alloy steel during EDM with tungsten carbide (WC)/cobalt (Co) P/M electrode by considering electrode and machine tool parameters. Experimental run order was planned with Taguchi’s orthogonal arrays (OA) and in the present investigation, it is based on L18 OA. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) performed for the grey relational grade (GRG) showed that the tool parameter “particle size” (PS) is the most influential factor (61.43%) for simultaneous improvement of performance measures. The P/M electrode made of fine particle size (i.e., at nano level) has improved the process stability and reduced the arcing and short-circuiting results in reduced surface roughness. Simultaneously, the formation of the hard intermetallic phase’s viz., Fe3C, Cr23C6, W2C, Fe6W6C, and Cr2Fe14C on the EDMed surface has increased the surface hardness. The optimal set of parameters was validated through confirmation experiments.


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