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S. T. Aruna and M. Shilpa
0
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
0
50
100
150
200
250
Sliding distance (meter)
Wear loss (microns)
(a) - Ti6Al4V substrate
(b) - sample a1
(c) - sample a2
7 N
(a)
(c)
(b)
0
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
0
50
100
150
200
250
Sliding distance (meter)
Wear loss (microns)
(a) - Ti6Al4V substrate
(b) - sample a1
5 N
(a)
(c)
(b)
0
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Sliding distance (meter)
Wear loss (microns)
(a) - Ti6Al4V substrate
(b) - sample a1
(c) - sample a2
1 N
(a)
(c)
(b)
0
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
0
30
60
90
120
150
Sliding distance (meter)
Wear loss (microns)
(a) - Ti6Al4V substrate
(b) - sample a1
(c) - sample a2
2 N
(a)
(c)
(b)
(a) -Ti-6Al-4V substrate
(b) - coating (a1)
(c) - coating (a2)
(a) -Ti-6Al-4V substrate
(b) - coating (a1)
(c) - coating (a2)
(a) -Ti-6Al-4V substrate
(b) - coating (a1)
(c) - coating (a2)
(a) -Ti-6Al-4V substrate
(b) - coating (a1)
(c) - coating (a2)
300
Fig. 11 Wear loss versus sliding distance for Ti-6Al-4V substrate and plasma sprayed coatings
fabricated using SCS powder at 1N, 2N, 5N and 7N loads