WEAR ANALYSIS OF CLUTCH MATERIAL

A clutch is a very important machine element which plays a main role in the transmission of power from one component to another. A common and well known application for the clutch is in automotive vehicles where it is used to connect the engine and the gearbox. As the clutch is working condition it undergoes the affect of friction force and heating of surface and as a result wear takes place, which reduces the life of clutch. Wear is a process of gradual removal of a material from surfaces of solids subject to contact and sliding. Damages of contact surfaces are results of wear. The objective is to calculate the coefficient of friction and total wear with respect to the vari able (time, load and velocity) by the help of pin on Disc method to evaluate the property of the materials for the comparative study of them. To select the best material from the materials going to use in this test or enhance the properties of them to incr ease the life of clutc