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The Paper incorporates the experimental studies carried out for assessing the tribological performance of Aluminium at the sliding contacts with mild steel plate, using a pin-on-disk tribometer as per ASTM-G 99. The study has been done in order to explore the friction and wear behaviors at the interface of tribo-pair. The tribological properties as coefficient of friction and specific wear rate of aluminium 6061are investigated. The Tribological tests are carried out at 500, 1000, 1500 rpm for 1000 meters in dry condition based on Response Surface Methodology. Track diameter, rotating speed and normal load are considered as the design parameters. Using central composite design, the problem is converted into single response optimization problem and the optimum combination of design parameters are found as 50mm track diameter, 500 rpm of rotating speed and 0.5 kg of normal load. The ANOVA result shows that the rotational speed is the most significant factor, followed by load and Track diameter for co-efficient of friction. Whereas the Track diameter is the most significant factor, followed by rotating speed and normal load for specific wear rate. Finally, microscopic images are investigated to identify the wear mechanism.

Keywords

Friction; Tribological Performance; Specific Wear Rate; Aluminium; Mild Steel; Pin-On-Disk Tribometer; Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

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