Theoretical and experimental modeling of impact wear

Abstract

PurposeOblique impacts which occur in many situations in mineral industries leads to material removal and fail of mechanical parts. Studies will be helpful in optimal design to have minimum machine malfunctions.Design/methodology/approachIn the present work, the Hertz-Di Maio Di Renzo nonlinear model of contact is used to simulate the impact phenomenon as a micro-sliding process. The modified Archard equation is used to evaluate wear over the impact. The wear coefficient is evaluated by a pin-disk machine. An impact-wear tester is used to validate the model results.FindingsThe measurements indicate an increase in surface hardness because of the several impacts. It is considered in the wear predictive model.Originality/valueThe model predictions compared with the experimental data, obtained from the impact-wear tester, show that the model well predicts the impact wear and can be used as a predictive tool to study the practical design problems and to explain some phenomena associated with the percussive impact.