Aging and tribological behavior of styrene butadiene rubber conveyor belts under combined seawater dry-wet conditions

In this study, the aging and tribological behaviors of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) conveyor belts exposed to seawater dry–wet cycles were investigated. Using hardness as a measure of the aging performance, the worst seawater dry-wet (W-SDW ) cycle conditions were selected using an orthogonal desi...

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Main Authors: Kun Hu, Jinhan Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Materials Research Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac934f
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description In this study, the aging and tribological behaviors of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) conveyor belts exposed to seawater dry–wet cycles were investigated. Using hardness as a measure of the aging performance, the worst seawater dry-wet (W-SDW ) cycle conditions were selected using an orthogonal design method, the study was conducted based on such conditions. The changes in SBR surface properties and tribological properties with aging time before and after aging and the degree were investigated by using a hardness tester, SEM, EDS, etc. The performance degradation, microscopic morphological changes of wear surface, and evolutionary behavior of wear mechanism of styrene-butadiene rubber conveyor belt after aging by dry and wet cycles of seawater were discussed. The results show that the most severe combination of wet-dry cycles of seawater for the aging of SBR conveyor belts comprised a soak temperature of 45 °C, soak time of 12 h, drying temperature of 100 °C, and drying time of 9 h. The total surface discoloration of the conveyor belt increases as the number of W-SDW cycles increases, along with the hardness. The friction coefficient of the belt increases with increasing load and decreases with the increasing number of W-SDW cycles. The mass loss increases gradually with the number of W-SDW cycles and load. The wear mechanism gradually changes from fatigue wear to the damage mechanism of coexistence of adhesive wear and fatigue.
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spelling doaj.art-8b7fc6f72af74cd68f7e48a43d1028112023-08-09T16:17:36ZengIOP PublishingMaterials Research Express2053-15912022-01-019909530510.1088/2053-1591/ac934fAging and tribological behavior of styrene butadiene rubber conveyor belts under combined seawater dry-wet conditionsKun Hu0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6105-3016Jinhan Yang1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5440-3855School of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology , Huainan 232001, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology , Huainan 232001, People’s Republic of ChinaIn this study, the aging and tribological behaviors of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) conveyor belts exposed to seawater dry–wet cycles were investigated. Using hardness as a measure of the aging performance, the worst seawater dry-wet (W-SDW ) cycle conditions were selected using an orthogonal design method, the study was conducted based on such conditions. The changes in SBR surface properties and tribological properties with aging time before and after aging and the degree were investigated by using a hardness tester, SEM, EDS, etc. The performance degradation, microscopic morphological changes of wear surface, and evolutionary behavior of wear mechanism of styrene-butadiene rubber conveyor belt after aging by dry and wet cycles of seawater were discussed. The results show that the most severe combination of wet-dry cycles of seawater for the aging of SBR conveyor belts comprised a soak temperature of 45 °C, soak time of 12 h, drying temperature of 100 °C, and drying time of 9 h. The total surface discoloration of the conveyor belt increases as the number of W-SDW cycles increases, along with the hardness. The friction coefficient of the belt increases with increasing load and decreases with the increasing number of W-SDW cycles. The mass loss increases gradually with the number of W-SDW cycles and load. The wear mechanism gradually changes from fatigue wear to the damage mechanism of coexistence of adhesive wear and fatigue.https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac934fstyrene butadiene rubberconveyor beltseawaterdry–wet cycleswear mechanisms
spellingShingle Kun Hu
Jinhan Yang
Aging and tribological behavior of styrene butadiene rubber conveyor belts under combined seawater dry-wet conditions
Materials Research Express
styrene butadiene rubber
conveyor belt
seawater
dry–wet cycles
wear mechanisms
title Aging and tribological behavior of styrene butadiene rubber conveyor belts under combined seawater dry-wet conditions
title_full Aging and tribological behavior of styrene butadiene rubber conveyor belts under combined seawater dry-wet conditions
title_fullStr Aging and tribological behavior of styrene butadiene rubber conveyor belts under combined seawater dry-wet conditions
title_full_unstemmed Aging and tribological behavior of styrene butadiene rubber conveyor belts under combined seawater dry-wet conditions
title_short Aging and tribological behavior of styrene butadiene rubber conveyor belts under combined seawater dry-wet conditions
title_sort aging and tribological behavior of styrene butadiene rubber conveyor belts under combined seawater dry wet conditions
topic styrene butadiene rubber
conveyor belt
seawater
dry–wet cycles
wear mechanisms
url https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ac934f
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