Experimental Investigation and Optimization of Dry Sliding Wear Parameters on Solid Lubricant Reinforced Bronze Matrix Composites - A Taguchi Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 852 ◽  
pp. 435-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Sangaravadivel ◽  
N. Natarajan ◽  
V. Krishnaraj
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Wear Rate ◽  
Sliding Wear ◽  
Solid Lubricant ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Dry Sliding Wear ◽  
Dry Sliding ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Parameter Values ◽  
Bronze Matrix

This present study aims to investigate the dry sliding wear behaviour of tungsten disulfide (WS2) particle reinforced bronze matrix composite against surface hardened steel and to discover the optimum wear parameter values such as applied load, sliding distance, sliding velocity and volume fraction of reinforcement to reduce the specific wear rate. The composite specimens were fabricated by liquid metallurgy route by varying the volume fraction of solid lubricant particles and prepared as per American Society for Testing of Materials (ASTM) G99-95. The experiments were carried out based on Taguchi design of experiments technique with L27 orthogonal array. The wear tests were conducted in pin-on disc wear testing machine for different loads - 20N, 40N and 60N, sliding velocities - 2.09m/s, 2.62 m/s and 3.14m/s and sliding distances of 600m, 1200m and 1800m in unlubricated conditions. The significant influence of wear parameters on sliding wear, interactions and optimum combination of wear parameter values to minimize the wear rate were obtained by signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results demonstrated that inclusion of tungsten disulfide particles decreased the wear rate of bronze and also the increases in amount of secondary phase increase the wear resistance of composites. The effect of solid lubricant particle on interfacial temperature was also studied and reported. It was found that percentage of solid lubricant and load are the most significant factors influencing the friction and wear properties of composites. The results revealed that, WS2 particle reinforced bronze matrix composites were the potential component can be replaced for pure bronze products in wear resistance applications.

Addition of B4C to AZ91 via Diecasting and Its Effect on Wear Behaviour

2005 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 741-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Arslan Kaya ◽  
E.S. Kayali ◽  
Dan Eliezer ◽  
G. Gertsberg ◽  
N. Moscovitch
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Boron Carbide ◽  
Sliding Wear ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Wear Behaviour ◽  
Dry Sliding Wear ◽  
Dry Sliding ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Magnesium Matrix ◽  
Magnesium Matrix Composites

The dry sliding wear behavior of magnesium-matrix-composites (MMC) reinforced by boron carbide particulates (B4Cp) has been investigated. Magnesium is the lightest structural material and is a good choice as a metal matrix for boron carbide and silicon carbide addition. Magnesium and its alloys, without reinforcement, are generally not suitable for mechanical applications due to their low wear resistance. The MMCs used in this study were produced via highpressure die-casting technique. The wear resistance of B4C/AZ91D composite reinforced with 12 and 25 wt% B4C were studied, compared with unreinforced diecast AZ91D. As-cast microstructures of the materials and boron carbide particules were characterized by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The hardness values of the control sample and the composites were determined via Vickers hardness measurements. Pin on disk dry sliding wear tests were carried out to study wear rate and wear mechanisms. The magnesium matrix composites were used as pins while mild steel as disc material. The worn surfaces of pins were examined by using SEM. The wear performance of magnesium matrix composites was improved with increasing volume fraction of B4C up to a certain level.

scholarly journals “An Investigation of wear behavior of TiO2 nanoparticles mixed with Hybrid powder coating on MS material”

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2350-2355
Author(s):  
Akshay Shinde
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Wear Rate ◽  
Tio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Sliding Wear ◽  
Wear Behavior ◽  
Wear Test ◽  
Powder Coating ◽  
Dry Sliding Wear ◽  
Dry Sliding ◽  
Maximum Contribution

Abstract: To improve the wear resistance of the hybrid powder coating, TiO2 nanoparticles was hot mixed to form a homogenous mixture with the powder in the range varying wt. dry sliding wear test conducted to determine the wear resistance. The experiments were design according to Taguchi L9 array to find the optimum nanoparticles content required to minimize the wear rate of the coating. ANOVA was used to determine the effect of the parameters on wear rate. It showed that reinforcement has the maximum contribution on the wear rate of the coating as compared to load and frequency. From the graph of means optimum parametric values was obtained at 2 % wt of reinforcement, 2 N load and 2 Hz frequency. The wear rate decrease with the increase in reinforcement. Keywords: Taguchi Method, Tribometer, Hybrid powder, TiO2, Wear Rate.

Taguchi Grey Relational Analysis of Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Annealed AA7075-TiC Metal Matrix Composites

2014 ◽  
Vol 541-542 ◽  
pp. 258-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Baskaran ◽  
V. Anandakrishnan ◽  
Muthukannan Durai Selvam ◽  
S. Raghuraman ◽  
V.M. Illayaraja Muthaiyaa
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Grey Relational Analysis ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Sliding Wear ◽  
Dry Sliding Wear ◽  
Dry Sliding ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Relational Analysis ◽  
Grey Relational

The optimization of dry sliding wear process parameters of in-situ aluminium based metal matrix composites to obtain multiple objectives to minimize wear rate, specific wear rate, co-efficient of friction and maximize wear resistance was attempted by Taguchi Grey Relational Analysis. Moreover to identify the significance of the parameters, a statistical analysis was performed using analysis of variance. Based on the analysis, the sliding speed was identified as the major contributor with 71.41% followed by percentage of reinforcement with 8.13% and other parameters load and sliding distance are found to be insignificant. The optimum parameters identified by the Grey Relational Analysis are verified through experimental confirmation test.

scholarly journals An investigation on dry sliding wear behavior of Al6061/ Titanium carbide/ Basalt hybrid metal matrix composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 139-150
Author(s):  
P. MUTHU
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Sliding Wear ◽  
Wear Behavior ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Dry Sliding Wear ◽  
Dry Sliding ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Relational Analysis ◽  
Grey Relational ◽  
Sliding Distance

Dry sliding wear plays an important role in selecting material for automotive and aerospace applications. Researchers have been exploring novel aluminum matrix composites (AMC), which offer minimum wear rate for various tribological applications. The present work involves multi-objective optimization for dry sliding wear behavior of Al6061 reinforced with 6 % of Titanium carbide and 4% of basalt hybrid metal matrix composites using principal component analysis (PCA)-based grey relational analysis (GRA). In this article, the effects of input variables of wear parameters such as applied load, sliding speed and sliding distance were investigated on different output responses, namely the wear rate, friction force and specific wear rate. Taguchi’s L9 orthogonal array with three-level settings was chosen for conducting experiments. Three output responses in each experiment were normalized into a weighted grey relational grade using grey relational analysis coupled with the principal component analysis. The analysis of variance indicated that sliding distance is the most influential parameter followed by load and sliding velocity that contributes to the quality characteristics. Optimal results have been verified through additional experiments.

scholarly journals Study on Dry Sliding Wear and Friction Behaviour of Al7068/Si3N4/BN Hybrid Composites

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 6560
Author(s):  
Kumar Subramanian ◽  
Sakthivel Murugesan ◽  
Dhanesh G. Mohan ◽  
Jacek Tomków
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Sliding Wear ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Tribological Performance ◽  
Dry Sliding Wear ◽  
Dry Sliding ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Aluminium Metal

Hybrid aluminium metal matrix composites have the potential to replace single reinforced aluminium metal matrix composites due to improved properties. Moreover, tribological performance is critical for these composites, as they have extensive application areas, such as the automotive, aerospace, marine and defence industries. The present work aims to establish the tribological characteristics of Al7068/Si3N4/BN hybrid metal matrix composites prepared by stir casting route and studied using a pin-on-disc apparatus under dry sliding conditions. The hybrid composite samples were prepared at various weight percentages (0, 5, 10) of Si3N4 and BN particles. To investigate the tribological performance of the prepared composites, the wear experiments were conducted by varying the load (20, 40 and 60 N), sliding velocity (1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 m/s) and sliding distance (500, 1000 and 1500 m). Wear experimental runs were carried out based on the plan of experiments proposed by Taguchi. The minimum wear rate was found with the composite material reinforced with 10 wt. % of Si3N4 and 5 wt. % of BN. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was employed to analyse the effect of process parameters on wear rate and coefficient of friction (COF). The ANOVA test revealed that the weight fraction of Si3N4 has more of a contribution percentage (36.60%) on wear rate, and load has more of a contribution percentage (29.73%) on COF. The worn-out surface of the wear test specimens was studied using its corresponding SEM micrograph and correlated with the dry sliding wear experiment results.

INVESTIGATION OF DRY SLIDING WEAR BEHAVIOR OF AL 7075–(SiC/TiC) HYBRID METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150065
Author(s):  
R GUKENDRAN ◽  
M SAMBATHKUMAR ◽  
KSK SASIKUMAR ◽  
K PONAPPA ◽  
S GOPAL
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Sliding Wear ◽  
High Wear Resistance ◽  
Dry Sliding Wear ◽  
Dry Sliding ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Al 7075

The main objective of present work focuses to investigate the tribological behavior of Al 7075 hybrid metal matrix composite. Al 7075 metal matrix composites has many potential applications especially in automotive and aerospace industries, due to their light weight to strength ratio and high wear resistance. The composite is fabricated using two step stir casting process by varying 5% to 15% volume fractions of Silicon Carbide and Titanium Carbide. Optical microstructure showed reinforcement distribution into Al 7075 matrix. The wear and frictional properties of the hybrid metal matrix composites was studied by performing dry sliding wear test using a pin-on-disc wear tester. Tribological behaviors were examined by applying different normal loads of 10[Formula: see text]N, 20[Formula: see text]N, 30[Formula: see text]N with different sliding velocities (1[Formula: see text]m/s, 2[Formula: see text]m/s, 3[Formula: see text]m/s) at room temperature without lubrication. Wear rate and coefficient of friction for different normal load and sliding velocities were plotted and studied. The micro hardness value of AST15 was higher by 18.8% than the AST0 Composites. The wear rate prediction indicated the wear rate for AST15 as [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]mm3/m as compared to AST0 which was [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]mm3/m. The wear rate increases with the increase in load and sliding velocities. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs of the worn surface are used to predict the nature of the wear mechanism.

Wear Behaviour of Al-1050 Alloy Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation

2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 1101-1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuan Ting Wang ◽  
Nong Gao ◽  
Robert J.K. Wood ◽  
Terence G. Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Wear Rate ◽  
Wear Mechanism ◽  
Sliding Wear ◽  
Wear Behaviour ◽  
Dry Sliding Wear ◽  
Dry Sliding ◽  
Oxidation Wear ◽  
Wear Tests

An Al-1050 alloy was processed by ECAP and HPT, respectively. Dry sliding wear tests were conducted on the as-received and SPD-processed samples under various sliding conditions. A comparison of wear rate indicated that SPD processing decreased the wear resistance. Two main wear mechanisms were observed. The initial wear stage was dominated by severe platelet wear mechanism and later wear was dominated by an oxidation wear mechanism. The results show the severe wear stage of SPD-processed Al-1050 is much longer than that of the as-received Al-1050, which is attributed to the loss of work hardening capacity after SPD processing.

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