Indentation, erosion, and strength degradation of silicon-alloyed pyrolytic carbon

Damage Assessment of Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites: A Comparative Study

“…The equipment was designed to feed abrasive particles into a high velocity air stream, which www.intechopen.com propelled the particles against the specimen surface (Strzepa et al, 1993;Routbort et al, 1981). The erodent particles entrained in a stream of compressed air and accelerated down to a 65mm long brass nozzle with 3mm inside diameter to impact on a target material mounted on an angle fixture.…”

Mechanical characterizations and development of erosive wear model for Al2O3-filled short glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites

“…The equipment is designed to feed abrasive particles into a high-velocity air stream, which propelled the particles against the specimen surface. 19,20 The erodent particles entrained in a stream of compressed air and accelerated down to a 65 mm long nozzle with 4 mm internal diameter to impact on a target mounted on an angle fixture. Measurement of the steady state erosion rate is made as a function of the erodent size and velocity at a particle feed rate of approximately 12 g/min.…”

“…where E r the experimental erosion rate (kg/kg), H v the hardness of target material (Pa), the density of the erodent (kg/m 3 ), and V the impact velocity (m/s). The value of erosion efficiencies of these composites calculated using equation (19) is summarized in Table 4 along with their hardness values and other operating conditions. For the characterization of nature and mechanism of the erosion that occurs in the target material, the magnitude of Z can be used.…”

Silicon Carbide Filled Polymer Composite for Erosive Environment Application: A Comparative Analysis of Experimental and FE Simulation Results

“…The equipment was designed to feed erodent particles into a high velocity air stream, which propelled the particles against the specimen surface (Strzepa et al, 1993;Routbort et al, 1981). The erodent particles entrained in a stream of compressed air and accelerated down to a 65mm long brass nozzle with 3mm inside diameter to impact on a specimen mounted on an angle fixture.…”