Tribology

Contact Us :

Prof. I/C - Prof. K.S. Suresh ( ks.suresh@mt.iitr.ac.in )

Service Supervisor - Mr. Narendra Kumar ( narendra.mmt@iitr.ac.in )

Room No. - 137

Wear is a surface degradation of operating surface due to relative motion of materials at the surface. Huge loss is incurred on account of wear. Combatting wear is a challenge. The behavior of the newly developed material is studied in this lab by the following equipments.

Equipments

Ultrasonicator

Make- Sonics

Model No.- Vibracell

Frequency-20 Hz

Pin on Disc Tester

Make– Magnum

Rpm- 1 to 200 rpm

Applied load- 1-6 kg

Profilometer

Surface roughness is measured by this profilometer.

Make- Mititoyo

Model Name- SJ 400

Range– <1 to 300 µm