Author/Authors :
Viswanatha, B. M Department of Mechanical Engineering - Kalpataru Institute of Technology, Tiptur, India , Prasanna Kumar, M Department of studies inMechanical Engineering - University DDT College of Engineering - Davangere, India , Basavarajappa, S Department of studies inMechanical Engineering - University DDT College of Engineering - Davangere, India , Kiran, T. S Department of Mechanical Engineering - Kalpataru Institute of Technology, Tiptur, India
Abstract :
The effects of applied load, sliding speed and sliding distance on the dry sliding wear behavior of aged Al SiCP-Gr composites were investigated The specimen were fabricated by stir-casting technique. Thepin-on-disc wear testing machine was used to investigate the wear rate by design of experiments based on L27 using Taguchi technique.
Sliding distance was the most important variable that i'lfluenced the wear ratefollowed by sliding speed and applied
load. The worn out suifaces were analyzed by SEM and EDS to study the subsurface mechanism of wear. The addition of reinforcements showed imp1UIIed tribological behavior of the composite than base alloy.
Keywords :
Composites , Aged , Wear , Subawface , Taguchi Technique
