Abstract. Molybdenum disulphide (MoS 2 ) based solid lubricant mixtures containing zirconia and graphite were prepared in the laboratory and coated on steel specimens. The experiments were done using reciprocating scratch test for various numbers of cycles. The results showed that the addition of zirconia and graphite into the MoS 2 lubricant has improved its properties in terms of both friction and wear. In addition, it was observed that the presence of moisture affects the life of the lubricating film. It was shown that at high temperature the moisture evaporation enhanced the coating performance of the film.
We explore the compliance approach for K I evaluation of a cracked three point beam (TPB) of functionally graded material (FGM). We suggest an equivalent beam of variable height for cracked FGM beams which includes the homogeneous beam for the linear, quadratic and cubic variations in elastic modulus along the beam span. The efficacy of equivalent beams is demonstrated numerically on a 250 × 41 × 6 mm FGM beam with modulus varying from 210 -315 GPa under 5000 N load.
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