INVESTIGATING THE SLIDING WEAR CHARACTERISTICS OF ZAMAK 5 ALLOY UNDER DRYAND WET LUBRICATING CONDITIONS

INVESTIGATING THE SLIDING WEAR CHARACTERISTICS OF ZAMAK 5 ALLOY UNDER DRYAND WET LUBRICATING CONDITIONS

Udhayakumar.S1,Viswanath.M2, Mathivanan.S3

1Assistant Professor , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindusthan Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

2Assistant Professor , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindusthan Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

3Assistant Professor , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindusthan Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

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Abstract - Zamak refers to a category of alloys that include zinc as the base metal and various alloys like aluminium, copper and Magnesium etc. Despite the fact that Zamak alloy belongs to the ZA alloy family, it contains 4% aluminium. Electroplating and wet painting of Zamak alloys is easy. As a result, ZAMAK alloy can be used in a number of automotive applications to replace aluminium alloys.

The tribological properties of Zamak alloy were investigated in this study using a weight loss method and a Pin-on Disc apparatus. Mechanical moulding and machining is used to create Zamak 5 samples.The experiment is carried out under different loads, displacements, and speeds under dry and wet lubrication conditions.

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Key Words:  ZAMAK 5 Alloy, Weight loss Method, Pin on Disc, Dry and Wet Lubrication, Wear rate, Coefficient of friction