The abrasive wear of gold jewellery alloys

Evaluating abrasive wear of amorphous alloys using nanoscratch technique

The hardness and elastic modulus of several Zr, Pd, Cu, and La-based amorphous alloys were investigated using nanoindentation. Abrasive wear of these alloys was also evaluated and compared using nanoscratch techniques under a ramping load. Damage caused by scratching was examined using SEM. Material pile-up took place in all scratched samples, but to different degrees. The scratched surface was...

Abrasive wear response of nanocrystalline Ni–W alloys across the Hall–Petchbreakdown

The abrasive wear of nanocrystalline Ni–W alloys with grain sizes of 5–105 nm has been studied using Taber abrasion testing. The wear resistance of the finest grain size specimen is found to be higher than would be predicted based on hardness alone. This deviation from Archard scaling is traced to mechanically-driven structural evolution, consisting of grain growth and grain boundary relaxation...

The Hardening of Platinum Alloys for Potential Jewellery Application

60) to be used for fabricating jewellery, so alloying additions are made to increase the hardness. Platinum jewellery alloys usually have platinum contents of 90 wt.% and higher. The most common alloys are hallmarked as 950 platinum (95 wt.%). Unlike carat gold (Au) jewellery alloys, where relatively large additions can be made (to alter the properties of the alloy such as its hardness or colou...

Effect of Abrasive Size on Wear

Modelling Friction and Abrasive Wear of Elastomers

In order to properly model the friction and wear of elastomer materials, it is essential to understand some specific mechanical and tribological features. Mechanical characteristics of elastomer materials are different from those of metals and other relatively hard materials. Elastomers can bear large deformations, the stress-strain curves are non-linear, time and temperature dependent. When th...