Integrated Taguchi-simulated annealing (SA) approach for analyzing wear behaviour of silicon nitride

In this study, the integrated Taguchi-simulated annealing (SA) approach is applied to examine the wear behaviour of silicon nitride (Si3 N4)-hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). Wear tests for Si3N4 -hBN composite versus steel (ASTM 316L) disc were carried out for a dry sliding conditions in a so-called p...

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Autores: Ghalme, Sachin, Mankar, Ankush, Bhalerao, Yogesh
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Journal of Applied Research and Technology
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.localhost:article/769
Acceso en línea:https://jart.icat.unam.mx/index.php/jart/article/view/769
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Silicon nitride (Si3 N4)
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN)
Steel (ASTM 316L)
Design of experiments (DoE)
Taguchi method
Simulated annealing (SA)
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Sumario:In this study, the integrated Taguchi-simulated annealing (SA) approach is applied to examine the wear behaviour of silicon nitride (Si3 N4)-hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). Wear tests for Si3N4 -hBN composite versus steel (ASTM 316L) disc were carried out for a dry sliding conditions in a so-called pin-on-disc arrangement. The tests were realized at % volume of hBN 0, 4, 8, 12, 16 in Si3 N4 under the loads of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 N. The wear rate (WR) was analyzed using Taguchi –signal to noise ratio approach with the aim of finding optimal combination of load and % volume of hBN in Si3N4 . By applying the analysis of variance, it was also found that the greatest impact on wear rate has interaction of load and % volume of hBN with percentage effect of 51.89%, then % volume of hBN with 35.04% and load with 13.06%. The experimental results are further utelized to develop the second-order, linear mathematical model. Further, this model is processed with simulated annealing (SA) to find the optimal combination of load and % volume of hBN to minimize wear rate. Combined Taguchi-SA approach was successfully used to predict the optimal combination of load and % volume of hBN in Si3 N4 to minimize wear rate of Si3 N4 . The dominant wear mechanism is adhesive wear as confirmed by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS).