Pivot Friction Apparatus

APPENDIX B
Typical Experimental Results

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 Pivot Friction Apparatus

EXPERIMENTS

Angle: 60° Radius of Bearing: 20 mm Mode of Friction: Dry

Load on hangers Total Load Coefficient of friction

Sr No Combination of pivot
F W µ
1 5.7 + 5.7 = 11.4 115.16 0.495 CI on SS
2 4.1 + 4.1 = 8.2 115.54 0.3548 SS on SS
3 1.2 + 1.2 = 2.4 111.95 0.1072 Teflon on SS
4 1.6 + 1.6 = 3.2 112.2 0.1426 Nylon on SS
5 2.9 + 2.9 = 1.6 115.79 0.2505 Brass on SS

Angle: 90° Radius of Bearing: 29 mm Mode of Friction: Dry

Load on hangers Total Load Coefficient of friction

Sr No Combination of pivot
F W µ
1 1.4 + 1.4 = 2.8 116.56 0.0828 CI on SS
2 1.8 + 1.8 = 3.6 117.01 0.1061 SS on SS
3 1.6 + 1.6 = 3.2 112.13 0.0984 Teflon on SS
4 1.1 + 1.1 = 2.2 113.07 0.0671 Nylon on SS
5 0.8 + 0.8 = 1.6 117.42 0.047 Brass on SS

Angle: 120° Radius of Bearing: 36 mm Mode of Friction: Dry

Load on hangers Total Load Coefficient of friction

Sr No Combination of pivot
F W µ
1 0.7 + 0.7 = 1.4 119.24 0.0326 CI on SS
2 0.6 + 0.6 = 1.2 119.93 0.0278 SS on SS
3 0.6 + 0.6 = 1.2 112.48 0.0296 Teflon on SS
4 1.4 + 1.4 = 2.8 113.83 0.0683 Nylon on SS
5 0.5 + 0.5 = 1 120.5 0.0230 Brass on SS

Angle: 180° Radius of Bearing: 40 mm Mode of Friction: Dry

Load on hangers Total Load Coefficient of friction

Sr No Combination of pivot
F W µ
1 4.7 + 4.7 = 9.4 118.14 0.1989 CI on SS
2 6.0 + 6.0 = 12.0 118.67 0.2528 SS on SS
3 1.4 + 1.4 = 2.8 112.34 0.0623 Teflon on SS
4 1.2 + 1.2 = 2.4 113.52 0.0529 Nylon on SS
5 5.0 + 5.0 = 10.0 119.14 0.2098 Brass on SS

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