The influence of sandblasting mode on the surface roughness of friction joints

Introduction. In current practice, the operation of friction bolted joints of steel elements is evaluated based on the coefficient of friction and the bolt tension force. The coefficient of friction depends on the condition of the contact surfaces. Various constructive methods are used to increase it. The most effective way to prepare the contact surfaces of friction joints or bolt joints with controlled tension is sandblasting, which creates the highest coefficient of friction. Most of the existing design standards specify that the treatment of contact surfaces is specified in the design documentation. Additionally, it is specified that the roughness of the contact surface after processing should be no more than Rz 40. Measuring the roughness of the treated surface on the installation site is quite a difficult task, therefore it is necessary to understand exactly how different modes of sandblasting or deviations from the prescribed regime affect the surface roughness, which can lead to lower values of the coefficient of friction.

Materials and methods. In this paper, the properties of 5 different modes of sandblasting contact surfaces with quartz sand on the roughness of 15 steel plates made of low-alloy steel 09G2C, made on a profilometer M. ERA Platinum D1, were studied.

Results. A total of 20 tests were carried out to determine the roughness with the construction of surface profiles and the determination of the average values of Ra and Rz. It was shown that the proposed processing modes create different roughness on the surface of steel plates. One of the modes creates the highest average roughness value.

Conclusions. Conclusions are drawn about the correlation between the processing mode and the surface roughness. The results obtained were compared with other traditional constructive methods of processing contact surfaces.

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