Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Behaviour of Leaded Tin bronze for Bearing and Bushing Application

Among different bearing materials, copper-based alloys are the most important source for bearing and bushing applications. In this work, the tribological behavior of a leaded tin bronze (Cu-22Pb-4Sn) against an EN31 Steel for various loads (20 N, 70 N, 120 N) and different sliding velocity (1 m/s, 3...

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Main Authors: D. Dinesh, A. Megalingam
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Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.pan.pl/Content/119302/PDF/AMM-2021-4-31-Megalingam.pdf
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description Among different bearing materials, copper-based alloys are the most important source for bearing and bushing applications. In this work, the tribological behavior of a leaded tin bronze (Cu-22Pb-4Sn) against an EN31 Steel for various loads (20 N, 70 N, 120 N) and different sliding velocity (1 m/s, 3 m/s, 5 m/s) at 3000 m sliding distance is performed using a pin on disk tribometer. Irrespective of all loads and sliding velocity, a higher specific wear rate is observed at 1 m/s and 120 N that fails to facilitate the formation of lubricating film, whereas a lower specific wear rate is evident when the sliding velocity is increased to 5 m/s. This is attributed to the formation of a stable oxide layer that has been confirmed through the Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis and Scanning electron microscopy. The coefficient of friction is observed in reducing trend from 0.69 to 0.48 for the increasing load (70 N, 120 N) and sliding velocity (3 m/s and 5 m/s) due to stable thin oxide film formation. Also, the increase in frictional force and loading the interacting surface temperature is increased to a maximum of 102°C. The Grey relational analysis indicates that the optimal parameters for the minimum specific wear rate and coefficient of friction is 120 N and 5 m/s that has been confirmed with experimental analysis.
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spelling doaj.art-3e1dfa256cdf4deabadc6d5fdf73539e2022-12-22T01:40:06ZengPolish Academy of SciencesArchives of Metallurgy and Materials2300-19092021-12-01vol. 66No 410951104https://doi.org/10.24425/amm.2021.136429Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Behaviour of Leaded Tin bronze for Bearing and Bushing ApplicationD. Dinesh0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5952-4077A. Megalingam1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0039-8031Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sathyamangalam, Erode-638401, Tamil Nadu, IndiaBannari Amman Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sathyamangalam, Erode-638401, Tamil Nadu, IndiaAmong different bearing materials, copper-based alloys are the most important source for bearing and bushing applications. In this work, the tribological behavior of a leaded tin bronze (Cu-22Pb-4Sn) against an EN31 Steel for various loads (20 N, 70 N, 120 N) and different sliding velocity (1 m/s, 3 m/s, 5 m/s) at 3000 m sliding distance is performed using a pin on disk tribometer. Irrespective of all loads and sliding velocity, a higher specific wear rate is observed at 1 m/s and 120 N that fails to facilitate the formation of lubricating film, whereas a lower specific wear rate is evident when the sliding velocity is increased to 5 m/s. This is attributed to the formation of a stable oxide layer that has been confirmed through the Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis and Scanning electron microscopy. The coefficient of friction is observed in reducing trend from 0.69 to 0.48 for the increasing load (70 N, 120 N) and sliding velocity (3 m/s and 5 m/s) due to stable thin oxide film formation. Also, the increase in frictional force and loading the interacting surface temperature is increased to a maximum of 102°C. The Grey relational analysis indicates that the optimal parameters for the minimum specific wear rate and coefficient of friction is 120 N and 5 m/s that has been confirmed with experimental analysis.https://journals.pan.pl/Content/119302/PDF/AMM-2021-4-31-Megalingam.pdfwearcoefficient of frictionmicrostructureleaded tin bronzegrey relational analysis
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Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Behaviour of Leaded Tin bronze for Bearing and Bushing Application
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wear
coefficient of friction
microstructure
leaded tin bronze
grey relational analysis
title Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Behaviour of Leaded Tin bronze for Bearing and Bushing Application
title_full Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Behaviour of Leaded Tin bronze for Bearing and Bushing Application
title_fullStr Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Behaviour of Leaded Tin bronze for Bearing and Bushing Application
title_full_unstemmed Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Behaviour of Leaded Tin bronze for Bearing and Bushing Application
title_short Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Behaviour of Leaded Tin bronze for Bearing and Bushing Application
title_sort dry sliding friction and wear behaviour of leaded tin bronze for bearing and bushing application
topic wear
coefficient of friction
microstructure
leaded tin bronze
grey relational analysis
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