ISSN: 1945-7553
CODEN: JTEVAB
Page Count: 5

Evaluation of Wear Resistance of Snow Plow Blade Cutting Edges Using the Scratch Test Method

Wei, Y
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Nixon, WA
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Shi, Z
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

(Received 24 March 1997; accepted 7 April 1998)

Abstract

The scratch test method was used to evaluate the wear resistance of snow plow blade cutting edges. A testing apparatus peculiar to the in situ scratch test of cutting edges was developed. Experimental results indicated that the scratch hardness correlated better to the wear resistance of cutting edges than did the indentation hardness.

Keywords:
wear resistance, scratch test, snow plow blade cutting edge

Paper ID: JTE12110J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE12110J
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