Analysis of Three Body Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Centrifugally Cast Aluminium Composite Reinforced with Ni Coated SiC using Taguchi Technique
Journal Title: Tribology in Industry - Year 2018, Vol 40, Issue 1
Abstract
The aim of the present research is to determine the abrasive wear behavior of functionally graded Al LM21/10wt.% Ni coated SiC composite fabricated by centrifugal casting route. The centrifugal cast hollow cylindrical part has the dimensions of Øout150 mm x Øin135 mm x 160 mm. Ni was coated over SiC reinforcement particles by electroless coating process and the presence of Ni content on reinforcement particles were confirmed by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy analysis (EDS). Abrasive wear test was conducted as per Taguchi’s L27 orthogonal array design. The parameters selected for wear experiments were: load (29, 34 and 41 N), rotational speed (100, 150 and 200 rpm) and radial distance (1, 6 and 11 mm) from outer periphery. The wear characteristics of the composite were analyzed using signal-to-noise and analysis of variance. Results showed that the radial distance had major impact on the wear rate (40.59 %), followed by the applied load (29.7 %) and rotational speed (14.85 %). The regression equation was developed and validated with confirmatory experiments and the error was found to be less than 10 %. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) analysis was done on the worn specimens and observed lesser wear rate at the radial distance of 1 mm.
Authors and Affiliations
N. Radhika
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP276107
- DOI 10.24874/ti.2018.40.01.07
- Views 89
- Downloads 0
Ferrofluid Flow in the Presence of Magnetic Field Above Stretching Sheet
Magneto-thermomechanical interaction between heated viscous incompressible ferrofluid and a cold wall in the presence of a spatially varying magnetic field is investigated. A model for two dimensional ferrofluid flows is...
A Numerical Model for Estimation of Service Life of Tribological Systems of the Piston Engine
This article describes, develops and applies approach of the interaction of rough surfaces for one of the tasks of simulation of tribological systems of the piston engine. In this paper we described the general approach...
Influence of the Previous Preheating Temperature on the Static Coefficient of Friction with Lubrication
Experimental investigations static coefficient of friction in lubricated conditions and pre-heating of the sample pin at high temperatures is discussed in this paper. The static coefficient of friction was measured in th...
PVD Coatings’ Strength Properties at Various Temperatures by Nanoindentations and FEM Calculations Determined
Nanoindentation is usually applied on thin films at ambient temperatures for hardness determination. Recently, instruments for conducting nanoindentation at elevated temperatures have been developed facilitating measurem...
Tribology Database as Platform for Mobile Database and use of Mobile Technologies
In the last few years changes in information technologies, are numerous and dynam. One of those changes is the massive use of mobile devices. They have not only been used for communication, but also for access to applica...