Friction increase on Aluminium/Steel interface due to water
Friction increase on Aluminium/Steel interface due to water
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G'day all,
My question is simple:
We have a situation where steel is sliding across aluminium. When the "system" is dry the steel slides reasonabley well across the aluminium, but once the system is wet the friction appears to increase and the steel won't slide across the aluminium.
Is there any information available about the effect of water on aluminium, and would there be a better interface available for wet conditions. The only limiting factor is that the Aluminium must remain but the steel is interchangeable.
Regards
Rob
My question is simple:
We have a situation where steel is sliding across aluminium. When the "system" is dry the steel slides reasonabley well across the aluminium, but once the system is wet the friction appears to increase and the steel won't slide across the aluminium.
Is there any information available about the effect of water on aluminium, and would there be a better interface available for wet conditions. The only limiting factor is that the Aluminium must remain but the steel is interchangeable.
Regards
Rob





RE: Friction increase on Aluminium/Steel interface due to water
RE: Friction increase on Aluminium/Steel interface due to water
find a siutable lubriocant which works best between steel and aluminium!
in the presence of lubricant layer inbetween the steel and aluminium, u wont have the problem of wet or dry conditions.
waqahmad
RE: Friction increase on Aluminium/Steel interface due to water
Lubricant is not an option as the aluminium is a material that we handle and cannot get dirty for various reasons. I was more interested if anyone knew if the friction between these metals was likely to increase due to water?
RE: Friction increase on Aluminium/Steel interface due to water
RE: Friction increase on Aluminium/Steel interface due to water