Non-Conventional Method of Evaluation of the Abrasion Resistance of a Polymeric Material Using a Hole Enlargement Process by Abrasion

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Some parts made of polymeric materials are used in abrasive environments. Any damage to their integrity by abrasive environments could have a negative effect on the operation of those parts. In the paper, it is proposed to use a process and equipment for evaluating the resistance to abrasive erosion based on the application of a process of enlarging a previously made hole in the polymer material specimen using a conical abrasive tool. The feed movement of the conical abrasive tool takes place under the action of a counterweight of known size. The duration of the process of enlarging by abrasion provides information on the resistance to abrasive erosion of the specimen material. An experimental study of the resistance to abrasive erosion of a polymeric material using the enlarging process with a conical abrasive tool was designed and implemented. The experimental results were processed mathematically, and an empirical mathematical model was obtained that highlights the influence of some input factors in the abrasive process on the resistance to abrasive erosion evaluated through the duration of the enlarging process with a conical abrasive tool. The possibility of using enlarging by abrasion as a procedure for evaluating the resistance to abrasive erosion was confirmed.

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