METHODOLOGY FOR ANALYZING GEOMETRY CHANGES AFTER IMPACT–ABRASIVE WEAR TESTING
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https://doi.org/10.34185/1991-7848.2026.01.02Keywords:
impact-abrasive wear, gravimetry, surface topography, wear parameters, optical profilometry, 3D scanningAbstract
The current stage of development in materials science is characterised by a high level of research into the structure and mechanical properties of materials. Further progress in this field is linked not only to the development of fundamentally new testing methods, but also to the refinement of existing approaches through the integration of modern digital technologies for data recording and analysis. This allows not only for increased measurement accuracy and a greater number of intermediate values, but also for the determination of additional material behaviour characteristics that were previously inaccessible to direct measurement. The aim of this work is to enhance the informative value of the impact-abrasive wear testing method through its digitalisation, in order to obtain a comprehensive assessment of a material’s resistance to dynamic impact. The paper presents an overview and examines aspects of improving the methodology for investigating impact-abrasive wear. Unlike classical approaches, which are limited to determining the mass loss of the specimen, the proposed methodology integrates 3D scanning to quantitatively assess changes in surface geometry following testing. The scientific novelty lies in the ability not only to record the integral wear index (mass loss), but also to directly measure the distribution and magnitude of plastic deformation accumulating in the metal under the dynamic impact of abrasive particles. The proposed approach allows a transition from a one-dimensional assessment of wear resistance to a two-dimensional one (mass loss + deformation relief). Based on the results of 3D scanning and subsequent processing of the obtained data, a graphical representation (depth map or profilogram) is generated, which quantitatively characterises the material’s resistance to plastic deformation under impact-abrasive conditions. This opens up new possibilities for the comparative analysis of materials, the prediction of their behaviour under operational conditions, and the verification of mathematical models of wear processes.
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