Tribological Performance of High Carbon Steel Blades of Hand Hacksaw under Dry and Wet Condition at Different Loads

In this present study, the tribological performance of High Carbon Steel blades of Hand Hacksaw is analyzed through the calculation of abrasive wear at different loads in the High Carbon Steel blades of Hand Hacksaw. The Wear and change in Height of Teeth is calculated for the number of blades of High Carbon Steel at different Loads i.e. 5N,10N,15N and 20N with the help of the experimental Setup prepared. The wear and change in height of teeth of blades is calculated through Mass Loss and Profile Projector respectively before and after cutting the given specimen of Mild steel. Similarly, the wear and change in height of teeth of blades is calculated for similar samples of blades using the lubricant 20W40. The result indicates that the wear in the blades increases with the increase in load and decrement in height of the teeth also increases with increase in Load. On comparison of results obtained from dry condition and wet condition, it can be concluded that while using lubricant the wear reduces in blades and there is less reduction in height of teeth of blades, thus blade life increases. Citation: Mohd Saad Saleem, Mohd Shadab Khan, Md Shakibul Haque, Saimah Khan. "Tribological Performance of High Carbon Steel Blades of Hand Hacksaw under Dry and Wet Condition at Different Loads." Global Research and Development Journal For Engineering 5.2 (2020): 7 - 11.