Wear Analysis of Al-5083 Alloy Reinforced with Chromium Oxide Filler on Air Jet Erosion Test Rig

Due to the operational requirement in a dusty environment, there is a strong need of research and development for the selection of metal matrix composites to reduce and control wear. In this regard, effects of various parameters on the wear rate have been studied to find the best formulation of material and the best design of machine elements. Hence, in this work, a series of preliminary experiments have been conducted as per Taguchi Orthogonal Array Methodology to investigate erosive wear behavior of Al-5083 metal matrix composites reinforced with chromium oxide filler. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been performed on the measured data. The findings of the result indicated that for this metal matrix, impingement angle and filler content indicated the most significant factors followed by impact velocity for minimization of erosion rate of all the particulate-filled composites.