Before revision: Measurement +Table 1: K values for various materials Material K Mild steel (on mild steel ) 7 ×10− 3 α- / β-brassCu/Zn with 30-45%DIF < Zn 6×10−4 PTFE 2.5×10−5 Copper-beryllium 3.7×10−5 Hard tool steel 1.3×10−4 Ferritic stainless steel 1.7×10−5 Polythene 1.3×10−7 PMMA 7×10−6 %DIF > Zn 6×10−4 Mild steel (on mild steel) 7×10−3 The steady-state wear equation was proposed as: where is the Brinell hardness, is the volumetric loss, is the normal load, and is the sliding distance.
After revision: Measurement +Table 1: K values for various materials Material K Polythene 1.3×10− 7 ×10− 6 Ferritic stainless steel 1.7×10−5 PTFE 2.5×10−5 Copper-beryllium 3.7×10−5 Hard tool steel 1.3×10−4PMMA 7 α- / β-brassCu/Zn with 30-45%DIF < Zn 6×10−4 PTFE 2.5×10−5 Copper-beryllium 3.7×10−5 Hard tool steel 1.3×10−4 Ferritic stainless steel 1.7×10−5 Polythene 1.3×10−7 PMMA 7×10−6 %DIF > Zn 6×10−4 Mild steel (on mild steel) 7×10−3 The steady-state wear equation was proposed as: where is the Brinell hardness, is the volumetric loss, is the normal load, and is the sliding distance.