TRIBOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF AL ALLOY BASED MMC REINFORCED WITH WASTE MATERIALS BY USING TAGUCHI ORTHOGONAL ARRAY METHOD
In near years composites reinforced with waste materials have shown considerable interest for their incomparable good mechanical, tribological properties and low cost. In this analysis we attempt to provide a complete description on the overall performance of rice husk ash and fly ash reinforced composites. Literatures in each category are checked and studied according to the key factors mentioned. Design of experiments was implemented for the analysis of the influence of sliding parameters such as sliding speed, sliding time and load on the Wear properties. The results of the experiments were used to characterize the main factors affecting the wear and coefficient of friction by the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) method. The Load was found to be the most significant parameter influencing the wear in the sliding process followed by sliding time and a minor effect of sliding speed. Similarly Load was found to be the most significant parameter influencing the coefficient of friction in the sliding process followed by sliding speed and a minor effect of sliding time. Key Words-Rice husk ash, MMC, Fly Ash, Al-Si Alloy, ANOVA, and Tribological properties.