• Tauseef Uddin Siddiqui

In the present work, the effect of load and sliding distance on the tribological performance of commercially used pure and hard anodized aluminium (Al) was evaluated and compared under dry sliding conditions using a pin-on-disc machine under different loading conditions. Factors and conditions that had significant effect were identified. The results showed that the load and the sliding distance affect the wear rate of the metal and the wear rate increases with increase in load for both the combination. Wear rate also increases almost linearly at low loads and increase to a maximum then attain a plateau with increasing sliding distance. The worn surface and wear debris was characterized by Scanning electron microscope. The worn surface was characterized by surface with shallow grooves at low loads while the groove width and depth increased as the loads increases. It was found that hard Anodizing on Al decreases the wear rate and friction effect which can lead to decrement in heat dissipation during sliding motion under different loading conditions.

Tribology; Aluminium; Wear; Friction; Hard anodizing

"Experimental Investigations on Tribological Behavior of Hard Anodized Aluminum", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no.1565-1571, February-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1802297.pdf

"Experimental Investigations on Tribological Behavior of Hard Anodized Aluminum", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no. pp1565-1571, February-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1802297.pdf