The Effect of Surface Irregularities on the Tribological Behavior of Steel Rollers Under Rolling-Sliding Contact

1994 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeng Hour Horng ◽  
Jen Fin Lin ◽  
Ke Yang Lee

Experiments were conducted utilizing a gear-cam adapter to simulate line-contact lubrication and wear. Roller specimens with various asperity heights and roughness patterns were riding on the roller plates and sliding over the two lands of the lower specimen. The experimental results reveal that the roughness pattern and the asperity height are of importance in determining the friction coefficient, whereas asperity height is more related to the wear rate. The temperature rise of the lubricant seems to be seldom affected by the foregoing factors, but is governed by the combined effect of applied load and driver’s rotational speed. Surface roughness with a transversely oriented pattern, irrespective of the asperity height, normally generates a smaller friction coefficient and a relatively larger wear rate compared to the other two roughness patterns. Rollers having a smooth surface (0.2 μm) do not always lead to the smallest friction, but usually produce the minimum wear rate. The operating conditions, including the increase in applied load, and the reduction of the driver’s rotational speed, along with the increase of asperity height, form the controlling factors of increasing wear rate.

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (10) ◽  
pp. 1159-1165
Author(s):  
Yanfeng Han ◽  
Lei Yin ◽  
Guo Xiang ◽  
Guangwu Zhou ◽  
Haizhou Chen ◽  
...  

Purpose The tribological behavior, i.e. friction coefficient and wear rate, and vibration characteristics of the water-lubricated bearing was investigated. The water-lubricated bearing is made of three different materials, i.e. polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK), polyimide (PI) and nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR). Design/methodology/approach The tribological behavior was investigated experimentally on a specially designed test rig. Three vibration sensors were used to record the vibration of the bearing. Findings The results indicated that the variation of friction coefficient with rotation speed agrees well with the trend of Stribeck curve. The tested friction coefficient of rubber bearing is higher than that of the other two bearings whether it is in the state of mixed-lubrication or hydrodynamic lubrication, and which causing a larger wear rate in rubber bearing. The PEEK bearing exhibits the best tribological properties due to it has smaller friction coefficient and wear rate. However, it can be found that the rubber bearing gives the minimum vibration acceleration, which means that the rubber bearing has the most potential to improve the stability of water-lubricated bearing rotor system. Originality/value In this study, a group of experiment studies conducted on a specially designed test rig. The comprehensive performance, including friction coefficient, vibration acceleration and wear rate, of water-lubricated bearing with three different materials, i.e. PEEK, PI and NBR, was compared systematically. The experiment research may offer a reference for the selection of material in water-lubricated bearing in specific operating conditions. Peer review The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-10-2019-0447/


2014 ◽  
Vol 602-603 ◽  
pp. 519-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zai Ji Zhan ◽  
Dan Dan Zhang ◽  
Chang Hong Guo ◽  
Wei Chai

In this study, 5 wt. % Ti3SnC2/Cu composite was synthesized by hot pressed sintering, and its tribological properties against AISI52100 steel balls were investigated using a ball-on-disk wear tester. The effects of sliding speeds and applied loads on the tribological behavior of Ti3SnC2/Cu were studied. The results showed the wear rate of Ti3SnC2/Cu composite increased with the increase of applied load and decreased with increase of sliding speed. The main tribological mechanisms of Ti3SnC2/Cu were abrasive wear and slightly oxidative wear. The friction coefficient of Ti3SnC2/Cu composite was stable and much lower than that of Cu at the same conditions. The loads were effectively born by the Ti3SnC2particles and the wear resistance of the matrix was obviously improved.


Author(s):  
Peiman Mosaddegh ◽  
Saleh Akbarzadeh ◽  
Mostafa Zareei ◽  
Hassan Reiszadeh

Aspherical lenses are produced using glass molding technology in a temperature close to its glass transition temperature. Friction and wear between the moving mold surface and the heated glass is one of the important aspects of the optical lenses production. This paper presents an experimental study on the tribological behavior of BK7 optical glass at elevated temperatures using pin-on-disk test rig. Thirty experiments have been conducted to study the effect of operating temperature, applied load, and sliding speed on the friction coefficient and wear rate of BK7 optical glass disks in contact with alumina pin. Also, the relation between the generated entropy and the weight loss under different operating conditions has been studied. The experimental results show that with increasing the temperature up to the glass transition temperature, the wear volume and friction coefficient increase. Further increase in the temperature results in a decrease in the wear volume and friction coefficient. Increasing the applied load results in an increase in the wear rate. An investigation on the correlation of wear rate and the dissipated power shows a linear relation between these two parameters.


2011 ◽  
Vol 80-81 ◽  
pp. 60-63
Author(s):  
Xue Qing Yue ◽  
Hua Wang ◽  
Shu Ying Wang

Incorporation of metallic elements, titanium and copper, into carbonaceous mesophase (CM) was performed through mechanical alloying in a ball mill apparatus. The structures of the raw CM as well as the Ti/Cu-added CM were characterized by X-ray diffraction. The tribological behavior of the Ti/Cu-added CM used as lubricating additives was investigated by using a high temperature friction and wear tester. The results show that, compared with the raw CM, the Ti/Cu-added CM exhibits a drop in the crystallinity and a transition to the amorphous. The Ti/Cu-added CM used as lubricating additive displays an obvious high temperature anti-friction and wear resistance effect, and the lager the applied load, the lower the friction coefficient and the wear severity.


2015 ◽  
Vol 642 ◽  
pp. 30-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Liang Li ◽  
Juan Juan Chen ◽  
Dang Sheng Xiong ◽  
Yong Kang Zhang ◽  
Yong Kun Qin ◽  
...  

The graphene containing Ni-based composite coatings with different graphene addition amounts were prepared on 45 steel surface by using dipulse composite electrodeposition technology. The tribological behavior of composite coating was tested by against GCr15 steel pin under the dry condition. The friction coefficient of composite coating is 20-30% lower than pure Cr coating, their wear rates are almost in the same magnitude. Compared with 45 steel, the friction coefficient of composite coating decreases and wear rate falls over 50%.


2014 ◽  
Vol 490-491 ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
Qing Lin Li ◽  
Tian Dong Xia ◽  
Ye Feng Lan ◽  
Yi Sheng Jian

The effects of the primary Si phase and applied load on the dry sliding wear behaviors of hypereutectic Al-20Si alloy were investigated. The results show that coarse polygonal and star-like primary Si was refined into fine blocky shape by increasing superheat treatment temperature. The friction coefficient and wear rate significantly decrease after decreasing the size and changing the morphology of primary Si. Moreover, the friction coefficient and wear rate increase with the increase of applied load. Therefore, the wear properties are greatly influenced by the parameters like morphology and size of primary Si as well as applied load.


2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 1064-1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alagarsamy S.V. ◽  
Ravichandran M.

Purpose Aluminium and its alloys are the most preferred material in aerospace and automotive industries because of their high strength-to-weight ratio. However, these alloys are found to be low wear resistance. Hence, the incorporation of ceramic particles with the aluminium alloy may be enhanced the mechanical and tribological properties. The purpose of this study is to optimize the specific wear rate and friction coefficient of titanium dioxide (TiO2) reinforced AA7075 matrix composites. The four wear control factors are considered, i.e. reinforcement (Wt.%), applied load (N), sliding velocity (m/s) and sliding distance (m). Design/methodology/approach The composites were fabricated through stir casting route with varying weight percentages (0, 5, 10 and 15 Wt.%) of TiO2 particulates. The mechanical properties of the composites were studied. The specific wear rate and friction coefficient of the newly prepared composites was determined by using a pin-on-disc apparatus under dry sliding conditions. Experiments were planned as per Taguchi’s L16 orthogonal design. Signal-to-noise ratio analysis was used to find the optimal combination of parameters. Findings The mechanical properties such as yield strength, tensile strength and hardness of the composites significantly improved with the addition of TiO2 particles. The analysis of variance result shows that the applied load and reinforcement Wt.% are the most influencing parameters on specific wear rate and friction coefficient during dry sliding conditions. The scanning electron microscope morphology of the worn surface shows that TiO2 particles protect the matrix from more removal of material at all conditions. Originality/value This paper provides a solution for optimal parameters on specific wear rate and friction coefficient of aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) using Taguchi methodology. The obtained results are useful in improving the wear resistance of the AA7075-TiO2 composites.


2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yashvir Singh ◽  
Rajnish Garg ◽  
Suresh Kumar

AbstractThis investigation reports on the effect of Pongamia oil doped with lube oil on tribological characteristics of Al-7% Si alloy using the Taguchi method. The control factors involved were Pongamia oil percentage (PB 0%, PB 15%, PB 30%), sliding velocity (1.3 m/s, 2.5 m/s, 3.8 m/s) and load (50 N, 100 N, 150 N) which was optimized for weight loss, friction coefficient and wear rate characteristics of Al-7% Si alloy. The conventional lubricant SAE 40 was used for the experiment and for contamination. In this study, L


Author(s):  
Jingmang Xu ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Boyang An ◽  
Rong Chen

In this study, a numerical procedure is developed to predict the wear of turnout rails, and the effect of track parameters is investigated. The procedure includes simulation of the dynamic interaction between the train and the turnout, the rolling contact analysis, and the wear model. The dynamic interaction is simulated with the validated commercial software Simpack that uses a space-dependent model of a railway turnout. To reproduce the actual operating conditions of a railway turnout, stochastic variations in the input parameters are considered in the simulation of the dynamic interaction. The rolling contact is analyzed with the semi-Hertzian method and improved FASTSIM algorithm, which enable the contact model to deal with situations of multipoint contact and nonelliptic contact. Based on the Archard’s wear law, the wear model requires the calculation of normal/tangential stresses and a relative slide on the contact patches. The numerical procedure is performed for the selected sections of the vehicle, which runs through the railway turnout in the diverging route. By using the numerical procedure, the effect of track parameters (track gage, rail inclination, and friction coefficient) on the wear of turnout rails is analyzed. The results show that the wear of the front wheelset is more serious than the wear of the rear wheelset for a single vehicle. The degree of wear of switch rails is more severe than that of the stock rails and the difference is more obvious for the front wheelset of the switch rails. The wear of switch rails is mainly concentrated on the rail gage corner, while the wear of stock rails is mainly concentrated on the rail crown. For the analysed CN60-1100-1:18 turnout and the high-speed vehicle CRH2 in China, the rail wear rate could be slowed down by increasing the track gage and decreasing the rail inclination. Alternatively, the rail wear rate could be slowed by decreasing the friction coefficient; however, the variation of wear depth is quite small for friction coefficients that are larger than 0.3.


2015 ◽  
Vol 808 ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Dan Catalin Trufasu ◽  
Maria Aida Cristina Besnea ◽  
Adrian Cotet ◽  
Gabriel Andrei

The wear behaviour of poly (ether-ether-ketone) (PEEK) composite was investigated according to the load and test speed. Three types of materials were studied: first, neat PEEK, PEEK with 30 wt. % carbon fiber (PEEK CF30), and third, PEEK with carbon nanotubes (PEEK ELS NANO). Tribological tests were performed on the universal tribometer UMT-2, using a pin-on-disc device. The friction coefficient and wear rate for the composites studied were analysed. Tests carried out have allowed the examination of the influence of load and speed on the friction coefficient and wear rate under dry sliding regime. Also, structural changes were noticed by optical and SE microscopy, and wear types of surface were discussed. As a result of experimental tests, it was established that PEEK composite with carbon fiber/carbon nanotubes exhibit good wear behaviour under operating conditions.


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