Wear study under plastic deformation conditions

Lubrication in metalworking processes is characterized by plastic deformation conditions resulting in generation of a large amount of virgin surface and of heat of deformation. The study of wear under these conditions is important from the point of view of product quality and tool/die wear. A laboratory study of wear under simulated plastic deformation conditions using pairs of mild steel and EN31 discs on an Amsler friction and wear testing machine was carried out. The worn surfaces and wear particles were examined by scanning electron microscopy. It was observed that wear with a mineral oil was greater than that with a vegetable oil. This paper analyses the phenomenon through an examination of the surfaces and the wear particles