Surface Damage Analysis on the Application of Abrasion and Slurry Erosion in Targeted Steels Using an Erosion Test Rig

The research focuses on slurry abrasion and erosion of martensitic steels used in the mining agricultural industries. A traditionally constructed pot tester with corundum abrasives form was for wear characterisation. Wear testing performed each specimen 180 h. Every 20 h, pauses were taken to characterise size, weight, hardness, surface roughness. worn zone’s damage progression studied using optical microscopy. As test period rose, mass loss due wear, which governed by impact angle flow, followed a linear pattern. orientation rate more pronounced than that abrasive flow velocity. High-speed video recordings highlighted varied contact conditions caused mechanism shift from erosion. Slurry seen at bottom as result pure sliding conditions, while pitting observed top fatigue particle impact. Studies 3D surfaces demonstrated decrease transitioning abraded zone, witnessed polishing minor zone. performance materials rated, tempered steel coming out top.