Wear of Advanced Materials

Recent advances into the wear of advanced materials In general, wear is currently defined as the progressive loss of material from the operating surface of a body occurring as a result of relative motion at the surface . It is related to surface interactions and more specifically to the form of contact due to relative motion. Wear is rarely catastrophic but does reduce the operating efficiency of machine components and structures. At this time of economic crisis, this is a very important field of study because of the huge impact the wear of materials has on the economy. The purpose of this book is to present a collection of examples illustrating the state of the art and research developments into the wear of advanced materials in several applications. It can be used as a research book for a final undergraduate engineering course (for example into materials, mechanics, etc.) or as the focus of the effect of wear on advanced materials at a postgraduate level. It can also serve as a useful reference for academics, biomaterials researchers, mechanical and materials engineers, and professionals in related spheres working with tribology and advanced materials.

Recent advances into the wear of advanced materialsIn general, wear is currently defined as "the progressiveloss of material from the operating surface of a body occurring asa result of relative motion at the surface". It is related tosurface interactions and more specifically to the form of contactdue to relative motion. Wear is rarely catastrophic but does reducethe operating efficiency of machine components andstructures. At this time of economic crisis, this is a veryimportant field of study because of the huge impact the wear ofmaterials has on the economy.The purpose of this book is to present a collection of examplesillustrating the state of the art and research developments intothe wear of advanced materials in several applications.It can be used as a research book for a final undergraduateengineering course (for example into materials, mechanics, etc.) oras the focus of the effect of wear on advanced materials at apostgraduate level. It can also serve as a useful reference foracademics, biomaterials researchers, mechanical and materialsengineers, and professionals in related spheres working withtribology and advanced materials.

Preface xiChapter 1. Carbon Fabric-reinforced Polymer Composites andParameters Controlling Tribological Performance 1Jayashree BIJWE and Mohit SHARMA1.1. Introduction to polymeric tribo-composites 31.2. Carbon fibers as reinforcement 61.3. Carbon fabric-reinforced composites 121.4. Tribo-performance of CFRCs: influential parameters 151.5. Concluding remarks 461.6. Bibliography 50A1.1. Appendix I: Various techniques for developing CFRCs bycompression molding 54A2. Appendix II: Characterization methods for CFRCs57Chapter 2. Adhesive Wear Characteristics of NaturalFiber-reinforced Composites 61Belal F. YOUSIF2.1. Introduction 622.2. Preparation of polyester composites 672.3. Specifications of the fibers and composites 702.4. Tribo-experimental details 762.5. Summary 932.6. Bibliography 94Chapter 3. Resistance to Cavitation Erosion: MaterialSelection 99Jinjun LU, Zhen LI, Xue GONG, Jiesheng HAN and Junhu MENG3.1. Cavitation erosion of materials - a brief review993.2. Measuring the wear resistance of a material to cavitationerosionby using a vibratory cavitation erosion apparatus 1013.3. Material selection 1083.4. Conclusion 1153.5. Acknowledgement 1163.6. Bibliography 116Chapter 4. Cavitation of Biofuel Applied in the InjectionNozzles of Diesel Engines 119Hengzhou WO, Xianguo HU, Hu WANG and Yufu XU4.1. Introduction 1204.2. General understanding of cavitation erosion 1224.3. Hydraulic characteristics of cavitation flow 1314.4. Influence of fuel property on cavitation 1394.5. Cavitation erosion of biofuel in the diesel injectionnozzle 1464.6. Conclusion 1554.7. Acknowledgments 1564.8. Bibliography 157Chapter 5. Wear and Corrosion Damage of Medical-grade Metalsand Alloys 163Jae-Joong RYU and Pranav SHROTRIYA5.1. Introduction 1645.2. Clinical studies and mechanistic investigation into implantfailure 1735.3. Residual stress development by rough surface contact1845.4. Conclusion 1925.5. Bibliography 193List of Authors 197Index 201