Yousif, B. F. and El-Tayeb, N. S. M. (2008) High-stress three-body abrasive wear of treated and untreated oil palm fibre-reinforced polyester composites. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 222 (5). pp. 637-646. ISSN 1350-6501
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of treated and untreated oil palm fibres on high-stress three-body abrasive wear characteristics of polyester composites. Experimental tests were conducted at different applied loads (5-20 N) and two different rotational speeds (50 and 100 r/min) for 0.18km sliding distance using a dry sand/steel wheel apparatus. The flow of the sand particles (560-900 μm) was 4.5 g/s. Morphologies of the worn surface of the composites were studied using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Pull-out test was carried out to evaluate the interfacial adhesion characteristics of treated and untreated fibres. The results revealed that composites based on treated oil palm fibres exhibited better wear performance compared with untreated ones, i.e. the interfacial adhesion of treated fibres to the polyester was better than untreated fibres. Moreover, treated oil palm fibres were found to reduce the porosity of the composite, which in turn stabilized the surface tribo-characteristics. Based on the SEM analysis, the wear mechanisms were predominated by pitting, grooving, microcracking, microcutting, and fracture in the polyester region.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | © IMechE 2008. Permanent restricted access to published version due to publisher copyright policy. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2014 00:22 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2014 04:23 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | high stress; NaOH treatment; oil palm fibres; polyester; three-body abrasion |
| Fields of Research : | 09 Engineering > 0913 Mechanical Engineering > 091309 Tribology 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials 03 Chemical Sciences > 0305 Organic Chemistry > 030502 Natural Products Chemistry |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1243/13506501JET412 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/26296 |
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