An Experimental Research On Friction And Wear Behaviour Of Compact Graphite Iron At Elevated Temperatures

Compact Graphite iron (CGI) is mainly used in automobile engine cylinder blocks and disc brakes. CGI has interconnected by vermicular shape graphite. Melting of steel and treatment of CGI is useful for getting sound castings. In automobiles the components manufactured by CGI are exposed to friction including wear, abrasion, thermal stresses and fatigue. Friction and wear characteristics at elevated temperatures are studied in the present study. Friction tests on CGI are conducted with pin on disc wear testing machine between CGI and hard steel disc. The deviations in frictional forces and wear behaviour are observed from the experimental results. The results shows that the wear rate and frictional forces of CGI at 400°C and 500°C temperatures was strongly influenced by the variation in induced temperatures. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is used to examine CGI pins surfaces. Temperature variations during experiments are influenced the CGI coefficient of friction.