ON THE EFFECT OF SURFACE-ROUGHNESS ON WEAR OF ACETAL-METAL GEAR PAIRS

AKKURT S.

WEAR, vol.184, no.2, pp.107-109, 1995 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 184 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1995
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/0043-1648(94)06555-1
  • Journal Name: WEAR
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.107-109
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Surface roughness of metal counterface is an important parameter in the wear process of acetal-metal gear pairs. The topic of this paper is whether the results obtained from pin-on-disc or pad-on-disc machines are valid in real operating conditions, i.e. in the machine itself. For this purpose the wear of acetal-metal gear pairs at different counterface roughnesses in a real device was studied. It was shown that the wear rate and the type of wear were influenced by surface roughness of the metal counterface.