Galling wear between ASTM 6061 aluminum and grade D2 tool steel

Erick Martínez-Méndez, Daniel Antonio-Aguirre, Manuel Vite-Torres, José F. Márquez-Santiago, Walter R. Tuckart, Ezequiel Alberto Gallardo-Hernández

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Abstract

In the automotive industry, galling is a huge problem either for the tool life or the quality of the stamping metal component. Galling is a severe form of scuffing associated with gross damage to the surface or failure. This work aims to carry out a series of experiments of galling tests at different loads and similar roughness with 6061 aluminum and D2 steel, common materials used in automotive components and tools respectively. A tribometer was employed to generate Galling wear, the button-on-button configuration, according to the ASTM G-196-08 standard. The results show the threshold of minimum load without galling wear. Post-test-surface analysis of the specimens was conducted by confocal microscopy to identify the damage generated during the wear tests. Additionally, a couple of friction tests were carried only to illustrate the friction coefficient behavior under galling conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1972-1978
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology
Volume236
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022

Keywords

  • Galling
  • adhesion
  • confocal microscopy
  • manufacturing
  • roughness
  • stamping
  • wear

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