Abrasive Wear of Mining Chain Drums Made of Austempered Ductile Iron in Different Operating Modes

• Main Authors: Drwięga, A. (Author), Nędza, J. (Author), Nuckowski, P.M (Author), Tuszyński, W. (Author), Wieczorek, A.N (Author), Wójcicki, M. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: Abrasion; Abrasives; austempered ductile iron; Austempered ductile irons; Ductility; Dynamic forces; Environmental factors; External dynamics; mining; Nodular iron; Operating modes; Quartz particles; Retained austenite; Scraper conveyor; scraper conveyors; Shot peening; Shot-peening; Solid particles; wear; Wheels
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 The paper presents results of testing the resistance of chain wheels made of alloyed austem-pered ductile iron (ADI) with various content of retained austenite and subjected to shot peening, to the dynamic and abrasive wear by solid particles. The impact of the additional environmental factor—external dynamic forces—accompanying the operation of the chain wheels in the presence of the quartz particles has a synergistic effect on the abrasive wear in the contact area between the wheels and the chain links for all the considered variants, except for the ADI with the structure of the upper ausferrite. Based on the results obtained, it was found that the abrasive wear by solid particles increased and that the hardness of the surface layer of the chain wheels subjected to shot peening decreased. The relative increase in the wear ∆VDYN /δMAX,(A), representing the share of the additional dynamic force in the process of wear, was in the range of 16–40% for the group of tested cast iron ADI not subjected to shot peening, while for the shot peened—in the range of 16–64%. Demonstration of phase changes during the operation of chain wheels and the change in their intensity depending on the combination of environmental factors is the work novelty. In the opinion of the authors, the presented results will be of great practical importance as they will allow to increase the knowledge on the proper selection of ADI cast iron for environmental conditions. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.