An Experimental Research on Friction and Wear Behaviour of Compact Graphite Iron At Elevated Temperatures
S. Venugopal Rao1, M. Venkata Ramana2, A.C.S Kumar3
1S. Venugopal Rao, CMR Institute of Technology, Kandlakoya, Hyderbad (Telangana), India.
2M. Venkata Ramana, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CVR College of Engineering, Ibrahimpatnam, Hyderbad (Telangana), India.
3A. C. S Kumar, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, JBIET, Hyderbad (Telangana), India.
Manuscript received on 16 October 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 October 2019 | Manuscript Published on 02 November 2019 | PP: 2630-2633 | Volume-8 Issue-2S11 September 2019 | Retrieval Number: B13190982S1119/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1319.0982S1119
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Abstract: Compact Graphite iron (CGI) is mainly used in automobile engine cylinder blocks and disc brakes. CGI has interconnected by vermicular shape graphite. Melting of steel and treatment of CGI is useful for getting sound castings. In automobiles the components manufactured by CGI are exposed to friction including wear, abrasion, thermal stresses and fatigue. Friction and wear characteristics at elevated temperatures are studied in the present study. Friction tests on CGI are conducted with pin on disc wear testing machine between CGI and hard steel disc. The deviations in frictional forces and wear behaviour are observed from the experimental results. The results shows that the wear rate and frictional forces of CGI at 400°C and 500°C temperatures was strongly influenced by the variation in induced temperatures. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is used to examine CGI pins surfaces. Temperature variations during experiments are influenced the CGI coefficient of friction.
Keywords: Compact Graphite Iron, Friction, Sliding Wear, High Temperature, SEM Analysis.
Scope of the Article: Operational Research