| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T21: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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New Frontiers in Physical Metallurgy of Steels
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| Presentation Title |
Tribological Characterization of Silicon Stainless Steel Alloys |
| Author(s) |
Prince Setia, K Thomas Tharian, T Venkateswaran, Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh, Shashank Shekhar |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Prince Setia |
| Abstract Scope |
The present work investigates the effect of silicon content (2-6 wt.%) on the wear characteristics of stainless steel alloys using the ball-on-disc test. Wear experiments were carried out for fixed time interval with varying loads (20-40 N). Microstructural characterization of the worn samples was carried out using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Raman spectroscopy. The wear behavior was quantified in terms of wear volume, which was obtained from optical profilometry. With an increase in the load, the wear volume was found to increase. Furthermore, at all loads, 6 wt.% Si alloy exhibited the highest wear resistance as compared to the other alloys. The wear behavior of the alloys has been correlated with the microstructure and will be discussed. |