Analysis of Wear Behavior of Thermoplastic Bio-Composite

Abstract

In the present work, response surface methodology (RSM) has been used to model and predict the wear properties of Bio-composites fabricated in this study. Polished stainless steel counterface has been used to analyze the wear response of the bio-composite under dry contact condition. Three process variables namely applied sliding speed, normal load, and sliding distance were taken to investigate their effect on output response (specific wear rate). Statistical analysis was performed in the form of the analysis of variance (ANOVA) to analyze the significance and interaction of experimental parameters. The mathematical relationship between sliding wear input process parameters and output responses has been established to determine the values of output responses.