Research Article

Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Studies of Fly Ash Reinforced AA-6351 Metal Matrix Composites

Table 4

Experimental results of wear and friction coefficient and their S/N ratios.

Ex.Experimental resultsS/N ratios
Sliding wear (μ)Specific wear rate (m2/N) ×  10−15Friction coefficientSliding wear (dB)Specific wear rate (dB)Friction coefficient (dB)

1 146 249.4 0.254 −43.28−47.93 11.87
2 104 237.123 0.560 −40.34−47.49 5.02
3 82 184.3 0.244 −38.27−45.31 12.22
4 261 237.123 0.198 −48.33−47.49 14.03
5 298 219.07 0.214 −49.48−46.81 13.38
6 160 181.3 0.147 −44.08−45.16 16.60
7 369 228.93 0.383 −51.34−47.19 8.31
8 384 290.4 0.217 −51.68−49.25 13.25
9 414 323.48 0.224 −52.34−50.19 12.98