Track: Production Engineering
Abstract
Wear is a dynamic and complex process that involves not only surface and material properties but operating conditions as well. Wearing of surfaces may lead to extra cost of maintenance or manufacturing process. This paper present the design and fabrication of a dual condition PIN-ON-DISC wear testing machine. The machine is used to compute both the dry and lubricated surface contact of engineering material. The surface wear of Aluminum 6061 pin was examined together with the performance test based on different loads, speeds and time. The paper also analyzed the wear resistance, pin wear rate, and specific wear rate of the pin of Aluminum 6061. During the experiment, the pin was subjected to different performance test at constant sliding speeds of 0.158m/s at the forces of 5N. The testing the pin was removed after 300 seconds and the final volume of the pin was computed. The results indicates a wearing rate per second under applied force of 5N at 0.158m/s sliding speed of 4mm diameter Aluminum 6061 pin during lubricated condition as 20.5
. Using the pin-on-disc designed by this study, the lubricated surface reduces wear to 54%. At sliding speed of 0.158m/s and sliding distance of 568.8m, the specific wear rate of 4mm diameter pin with lubricated surface has least wearing rate. The specific wear rate test of the Aluminum 6061 pin was 0.2428 
mm3/Nm. The contribution of this research will greatly profits indigenous Material design and Tribology technology.
Wear is a dynamic and complex process that involves not only surface and material properties but operating conditions as well. Wearing of surfaces may lead to extra cost of maintenance or manufacturing process. This paper present the design and fabrication of a dual condition PIN-ON-DISC wear testing machine. The machine is used to compute both the dry and lubricated surface contact of engineering material. The surface wear of Aluminum 6061 pin was examined together with the performance test based on different loads, speeds and time. The paper also analyzed the wear resistance, pin wear rate, and specific wear rate of the pin of Aluminum 6061. During the experiment, the pin was subjected to different performance test at constant sliding speeds of 0.158m/s at the forces of 5N. The testing the pin was removed after 300 seconds and the final volume of the pin was computed. The results indicates a wearing rate per second under applied force of 5N at 0.158m/s sliding speed of 4mm diameter Aluminum 6061 pin during lubricated condition as 20.5
. Using the pin-on-disc designed by this study, the lubricated surface reduces wear to 54%. At sliding speed of 0.158m/s and sliding distance of 568.8m, the specific wear rate of 4mm diameter pin with lubricated surface has least wearing rate. The specific wear rate test of the Aluminum 6061 pin was 0.2428 
mm3/Nm. The contribu
Wear is a dynamic and complex process that involves not only surface and material properties but operating conditions as well. Wearing of surfaces may lead to extra cost of maintenance or manufacturing process. This paper presents the design and fabrication of a dual condition PIN-ON-DISC wear testing machine. The machine is used to compute both the dry and lubricated surface contact of engineering material. The surface wear of Aluminum 6061 pin was examined together with the performance test based on different loads, speeds and time. The paper also analyzed the wear resistance, pin wear rate, and specific wear rate of the pin of Aluminum 6061. During the experiment, the pin was subjected to different performance test at constant sliding speeds of 0.158m/s at the forces of 5N. The testing the pin was removed after 300 seconds and the final volume of the pin was computed. The results indicates a wearing rate per second under applied force of 5N at 0.158m/s sliding speed of 4mm diameter Aluminum 6061 pin during lubricated condition as 20.5
. Using the pin-on-disc designed by this study, the lubricated surface reduces wear to 54%. At sliding speed of 0.158m/s and sliding distance of 568.8m, the specific wear rate of 4mm diameter pin with lubricated surface has least wearing rate. The specific wear rate test of the Aluminum 6061 pin was 0.2428 
mm3/Nm. The contribution of this research will greatly profits indigenous Material design and Tribology technology.
Wear is a dynamic and complex process that involves not only surface and material properties but operating conditions as well. Wearing of surfaces may lead to extra cost of maintenance or manufacturing process. This paper presents the design and fabrication of a dual condition PIN-ON-DISC wear testing machine. The machine is used to compute both the dry and lubricated surface contact of engineering material. The surface wear of Aluminum 6061 pin was examined together with the performance test based on different loads, speeds and time. The paper also analyzed the wear resistance, pin wear rate, and specific wear rate of the pin of Aluminum 6061. During the experiment, the pin was subjected to different performance test at constant sliding speeds of 0.158m/s at the forces of 5N. The testing the pin was removed after 300 seconds and the final volume of the pin was computed. The results indicates a wearing rate per second under applied force of 5N at 0.158m/s sliding speed of 4mm diameter Aluminum 6061 pin during lubricated condition as 20.5
. Using the pin-on-disc designed by this study, the lubricated surface reduces wear to 54%. At sliding speed of 0.158m/s and sliding distance of 568.8m, the specific wear rate of 4mm diameter pin with lubricated surface has least wearing rate. The specific wear rate test of the Aluminum 6061 pin was 0.2428 
mm3/Nm. The contribution of this research will greatly profits indigenous Material design and Tribology technology.
tion of this research will greatly profits indigenous Material design and Tribology technology.