Effect of Applied Load on Dry Sliding Wear Property of Aged TiNiCu Alloy

Narendranath. S, S. Basavarajappa, K.V. Arun, S. Manjunath Yadav

Department of Mechanical Engineering,National Institute of Technology, Srinivasanagar,Surathkal, Karnataka, India.
Department of studies in I & P Engineering, University B D T College of Engineering,Davanagere-577 004 India.
Department of studies in Mechanical Engineering, University B D T College of Engineering, Davanagere-577 004 India.

DOI: 10.4236/jmmce.2010.99058                

Abstract

Titanium Nickel Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) has demonstrated its great potential for a large variety of applications. This alloy is being actively applied to the development of new energy conversion systems, to the design for new robots and smart material systems and to the development of medical implants and instruments. In addition to its shape memory effect, it is necessary to understand the wear behavior of Titanium Nickel SMA Alloys. Hence in this article the wear behaviour of a TiNiCu+ alloy aged at different temperature have been studied against EN 31 steel (62HRc). The results indicate that the ageing temperature greatly affect the dry sliding wear behavior of TiNiCu alloy.

Keywords

Shape memory alloy; Ageing temperature; Weight loss; Hardness.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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