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Investigation of the abrasive wear behavior of an aluminum alloy and its Al2O3 particle reinforced composite by statistical analysis

  • S. Basavarajappa is Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, University B. D. T. College of Engineering, Davangere, India. His areas of research interests include material science, material characterization, composites, tribology and machining.

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    S. Manjunath Yadav is Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Government Engineering college, Huvinahadagali, Bellary District, India. His current area of research is material characterization, fatigue and fracture mechanics, composites, tribology.

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    Chakrasali Chandrakumar is Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Proudadevaraya Institute of Technology, Hospet , Bellary District, India. His current area of research is composites, fatigue and fracture mechanics as well as tribology.

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    K. V. Arun is Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Government Engineering College, Haveri, India. His current area of research is fatigue and fracture mechanics, composites, coatings as well as tribology.
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Materials Testing
From the journal Materials Testing Volume 58 Issue 3

Abstract

This experimental investigation deals with the evaluation of abrasive wear behavior of Al alloy and Al2O3 particle reinforced Al alloy metal matrix composites on a pin-on-disc test rig, where the specimens were slided against a 600 grade SiCP emery paper. The specimen preparation and experimentation have been carried out according to the ASTM G-99 standard. A plan of experiments based on the Taguchi design of experiments was developed to acquire data in controlled way. An orthogonal array and the analysis of variance were employed to investigate the percentage of contribution of various process parameters like sliding speed, applied load, sliding distance and their interactions affecting the abrasive wear volume loss of the materials. The correlations between the various factors affecting the abrasive wear behavior of composites were obtained by using multiple linear regression equations. The experimental results showed that the sliding distance has more contribution on the abrasive wear followed by applied load for both materials. The predicted volume loss of the specimens was found to lie close to that of the experimentally observed ones.

Abstract

Die diesem Beitrag zugrunde liegende experimentelle Untersuchung behandelt die Evaluation des Abrasivverschleißverhaltens einer Aluminiumlegierung und eines mit Al2O3-Partikeln verstärkten Metallmatrix-Komposits im Stift-Scheibe-Versuch, wobei die Proben gegen ein 600 × SiCP-Sandpapier gerieben wurden. Die Probenvorbereitung und die Experimente wurden nach dem Standard ASTM G-99 durchgeführt. Hierzu wurde ein Versuchsplan basierend auf dem Taguchi-Experimentdesign durchgeführt, um die Daten durch ein kontrolliertes Verfahren zu ermitteln. Ein orthogonales Array und eine Varianzanalyse wurden durchgeführt, um den prozentualen Beitrag der verschiedenen Prozessparameter, wie zum Beispiel die Schleifgeschwindigkeit, die aufgebrachte Kraft, und die Schleifdistanz, sowie ihre Wechselwirkungen auf den Abrasivverschleißvolumensverlust des Komposits, zu untersuchen. Die Korrelationen zwischen den verschiedenen Faktoren, die das Abrasivverschleißverhalten der Komposite beeinflussen, wurden mittels multipler linearer Regressionsanalyse ermittelt. Die experimentellen Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Schleifdistanz einen größeren Beitrag zum Abrasivverschleiß beider Materialien liefert, gefolgt von der aufgebrachten Kraft. Der vorhergesagte Volumenverlust der Proben war annähernd so groß wie die experimentell beobachteten Verluste.

Keywords: Metal matrix composite; Al2O3 Particle; Taguchi method; analysis of variance
S. Manjunath Yadav Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College Huvinahadagali 583219, Karnataka, India

About the authors

S. Basavarajappa

S. Basavarajappa is Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, University B. D. T. College of Engineering, Davangere, India. His areas of research interests include material science, material characterization, composites, tribology and machining.

S. Manjunath Yadav

S. Manjunath Yadav is Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Government Engineering college, Huvinahadagali, Bellary District, India. His current area of research is material characterization, fatigue and fracture mechanics, composites, tribology.

Chakrasali Chandrakumar

Chakrasali Chandrakumar is Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Proudadevaraya Institute of Technology, Hospet , Bellary District, India. His current area of research is composites, fatigue and fracture mechanics as well as tribology.

K. V. Arun

K. V. Arun is Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Government Engineering College, Haveri, India. His current area of research is fatigue and fracture mechanics, composites, coatings as well as tribology.

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Published Online: 2022-03-07

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https://doi.org/10.3139/120.110847
Keywords for this article
Metal matrix composite; Al2O3 Particle; Taguchi method; analysis of variance

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Contents
  2. Mechanical Testing
  3. Deformation and damage behavior of lightweight steels at high rate multiaxial loading
  4. Failure Analysis
  5. Reheat cracking failure of a welded alloy 803 outlet pigtail tube used in a steam hydrocarbon reforming furnace
  6. Production-Oriented Testing
  7. Surface roughness of Ti6Al4V after heat treatment evaluated by artificial neural networks
  8. Fatigue life of the magnesium alloy AZ31B under specific spectrum loading
  9. Mechanical Testing
  10. Optimization of welding parameters to attain maximum strength in friction stir welded AA7075 joints
  11. Experimental investigations of Al-TiO2-Gr hybrid composites fabricated by stir casting
  12. Corrosion Testing/Failure Analysis
  13. Microstructure investigation of premature corroded heat exchanger plates
  14. Mechanical Testing
  15. Investigation of deep-drilled micro-hole profiles in Hadfield steel
  16. Wear Testing
  17. Investigation of the abrasive wear behavior of an aluminum alloy and its Al2O3 particle reinforced composite by statistical analysis
  18. Production-Oriented Testing
  19. Optimization of process parameters for rectangular cup deep drawing by the Taguchi method and genetic algorithm
  20. Fabrication of microstructured polymers by a simple biotemplate embossing method and their characterization
  21. Fatigue testing/fractography/materialography
  22. Performance of non-asbestos organic brake liners for light motor vehicles
  23. Failure Analysis
  24. Material optimization of a cemented tibia tray using functionally graded material
  25. Mechanical Testing
  26. Effect of agglomeration and dispersion on the elastic properties of polymer nanocomposites: A Monte Carlo finite element analysis
  27. Production-Oriented Testing
  28. Effects of machining parameters and reinforcement content on thrust force during drilling of hybrid composites
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