Assessment of Tribological performance of Coconut Shell Ash Particle Reinforced Al-Si-Fe Composites using Grey-Fuzzy Approach
Journal: Tribology in Industry (Vol.39, No. 3)Publication Date: 2017-09-20
Authors : R.S.S. Raju G.S. Rao;
Page : 364-377
Keywords : Coconut Shell Ash; Mechanical Properties; Metallography; Wear and Wear rate; Coefficient of friction; Grey relational grade; Grey-Fuzzy analysis;
Abstract
The paper investigates optimization of wear behaviour of coconut shell ash (CSA) reinforced aluminium composites using pin-on-disc setup. The experiments were carried out with three process parameters: Load, percentage (%) of CSA and sliding distance. Three adequate responses: wear (µm), wear rate (mm3/m) and coefficient of friction were considered. In this study, a hybrid approach (i.e. Grey-Fuzzy) has been applied to optimizing the several responses. The fuzzy logic concept has been used for handling the uncertainty in the decision-making process. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) discloses that the highest influencing parameter was load, followed by sliding distance and % of CSAp to the overall tribological performance.
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