Volume 11 Issue 2 ( June )

In this work, the Taguchi technique was used to analyze the wear characteristics of produced basalt fibre reinforced composites. The produced samples were tested for wear in a dry sliding state at room temperature against abrasive disc using a typical pin-on-disc machine. The wear tests were performed at 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 m of sliding distance and at a speeds of 500, 1000, 1500, and 2000 rpm. The design of experiments (DOE) strategy was used to evaluate wear behavior in the presence of variable factors such as sliding distance, speed, and material composition. The signal-to-noise ratio and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were also employed to investigate the effect of these characteristics on wear loss. The particular wear rate is greatly influenced by the material type, speed, and sliding distance, which are 40.90%, 34.56%, and 24.11%, respectively. A multiple linear regression equation has been established, and the confirmation test error ranges from 1.96% to 10.93%.

Keywords: Composite Material, Basalt fibre, Abrasive wear, Taguchi technique, ANOVA.