Synthesis and Tribological Applications of Hybrid Materials

4Tribological Characterization of Jute/Glass Hybrid Composites

Narayanan Venkateshwaran Aziz Alavudeen and Vajjiram Santhanam

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Nagar, Thandalam, Chennai, 602105, Tamil Nadu, India

Kalasalingam University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India

4.1 Introduction

The importance of wear behavior is crucial as most of the design applications involve moving parts or relative motion between them causing “wear and tear.” It has been reported that wear contributes the maximum failure cost to the total cost of industries. Contributing factors such as friction, heat, and wear cannot be excluded; yet, they can be minimized [