ISSN: 1546-962X
CODEN: JAIOAD
Published Online: 11 September 2007
Page Count: 5

Measurement of the Resistance of Treated Metal Foils to Scrubbing Abrasion Using a Modified Reciprocating Wear Test

Qu, Jun
Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge,

Blau, Peter J.
Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge,

Sikka, Vinod K.
Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge,

(Received 11 June 2007; accepted 15 August 2007)

Abstract

A reciprocating wear test method has been developed to evaluate the resistance of metal foils to scrubbing abrasion. Development included the definition of a quantitative measure of the scrubbing resistance. In order to test the ability of the new method to differentiate between surface treatments, four versions of Type 316 stainless steel foils were tested: annealed (A-NT), cold-worked (C-NT), annealed plus case-hardened (A-T), and cold-worked plus case-hardened (C-T). Measurements were made of their scrubbing resistance using commercial scrub cleaning pads as the counterface material. Results showed that the case-hardening process significantly increased the scrubbing resistance both under dry conditions and with cleaning solutions to lubricate the contact. While this linearly-reciprocating method does not simulate the circular, overlapping motion commonly occurring in service, results indicated that the new test method could sufficiently discriminate levels of two-body abrasion behavior, and therefore can be useful for studying the effects of surface treatments on abrasion resistance.

Keywords:
scrubbing, abrasion resistance, metal foil, reciprocating sliding

Paper ID: JAI101294
DOI: 10.1520/JAI101294
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