Influence of Material Condition on the Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Spring Steels

K. V. Arun, K.V. Swetha

Department of studies in Industrial & Production Engineering, University BDT College of Engineering, Davangere-577004, India.

DOI: 10.4236/jmmce.2011.104023                

Abstract

During the past two decades, considerable efforts have been made in the development of high performance spring steels to meet the needs for weight and savings in the automotive industry. During the service the suspension system will be subjected to different environmental conditions, at the same time it has to sustain a variety of loads acting on it. Among all the wear of spring steel plays a vital role. In this experimental analysis an attempt has been made to investigate the performance of spring steel (EN-47 / SUP 10) under the dry sliding condition. The specimen preparation and the experimentations have been carried out according to the ASTM G99 standards. The effects of tempering and cryogenic treatments on the performance of the spring steel have also been determined. The results have revealed that the material condition has got a significant influence on the performance of the spring steel. In order to analyze the percentage contribution of different wear parameter and the material condition, the DOE and ANOVA have been made. The results have shown that the load (49.205%) has shown the highest influence and the material condition has shown 22.56% of contribution on wear behavior.

Keywords

Dry Sliding Wear, Tempering, Cryogenic Treatment, ANOVA, Wear Loss.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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