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Nitridng usually improves wear resistance and can be accomplished using a gas or plasma method; it's necessary
to find if there is any difference in surface roughness, wear and/or wear mechanism when choosing between
methods for nitriding. In this study, Ball-on-disk wear test was compared on coupons nitrided with five different
nitriding cycles that processed at temperatures of 500-570C, with a processing time of 8 - 80 hrs. Different
compound layer thicknesses were formed, (5-8m), and a minimum of 0.38 mm case depth was produced. Nitrided
samples were also compared to nitrocarburized and the nitrided coupons with a 0 compound layer in a ball-ondisk test. Few selected coupons were post-polished and wear test on ball-on-disk test was compared with the
coupons without post polishing. Optical surface roughness using White Light Interferometry (WLIM) and
metallurgical testing was performed.
It was found that plasma nitrided coupons with post polishing had the highest wear resistance in comparison to the
untreated coupons. Porous compound layer and oxide layer on a nitrocarburized coupon may have contributed to
its wear resistance by retaining lubricant longer.
and sliding velocity. With the increase of velocity in the low speed range, the COF decreased. The smoother of the
coating surface, the less wear of counterface pin. A proper combination of coating surface roughness and sliding
velocity could provide a significant lower COF and less wear.
The development of a non-asbestos automotive brake pad using palm kernel shell (PKS) as friction filler material is
presented. This was with a view to exploiting the characteristics of PKS, which are otherwise largely deposited as
waste from palm oil production, to make substitution for asbestos which has been found to be carcinogenic. Two
sets of brake pads with identical ingredients but using either PKS or asbestos as base material were produced,
following standard procedures employed by a commercial brake pad manufacturer. The physical, thermal,
mechanical and the wear characteristics of the PKS-based brake pads were evaluated, compared with the values
for the asbestos-based brake pads, and weighted against established recommendations for friction materials for
road vehicle brake pads. The PKS based brake pad was characterized by 32.34 Brinell hardness number; 0.62%,
swell and growth; 3375 N/s, bonding to back plate, and phase change at 689.5C. The coefficient of friction of the
experimental brake pad on cast iron was 0.43; whilst, wear rate was 9.17 E-5 g/min and exhibiting a third order
polynomial with run-in time. The properties of the PKS-based brake pad wholly satisfied the NIS 323 standard. The
PKS is therefore suitable for use as friction material in automotive brake-pads. Current investigation is on field
testing and reformulation of the composite for enhanced performance.
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g. The wear rate of the coating was found to be increased with increase in load as well as sliding speed
for the ion plating with the counter body of tungsten carbide but in the case of ion plating with the HCS & MS it is
found to be decreased. The microstructure of the worn surfaces of the coating was also examined with optical
telescope and no change in microstructure of the coating due to frictional heat was found.
parameter, whereas the weight loss as the output parameter. Preliminary results of this work showed that
B4CPaddition improved wear resistance of both aluminum and magnesium matrix composites. Additionally, the
study pointed out that identified models provide a reliable and cost effective tool for wear prediction.
extended tribology measurements of the changes in the coefficient of friction (COF) with time. In some cases, after
several days of data collection, these tests give us insight into how friction modifiers might perform in real engine
operating conditions with typical long oil drain intervals. Results are presented from both a series of sequential
tribology oil studies with and without FMs, as well as longer isothermal hold studies, developed using a Cameron
Plint TE-77 cylinder-on-plate, and PCS-Instruments Mini-Traction-Machine ball-on-disk friction instruments.
Specifically studied, were Glycerolmonooleate (GMO), Molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate (MoDTC), and an
experimental organic friction modifier (Exp-OFM1) of a completely ashless (containing no inorganic metals) C, H, O,
N surface active molecular structure. The results show the friction reduction retention can vary significantly with
friction modifier type. Nitro-oxidation of the oils was also studied by tribological methods and Fourier Transform
Infrared (FT-IR), to track induced changes in COF, viscosity, oxidation, and nitration, simulating oil aging.