Design of film thickness instrument for fibre polymer composites tribological experiments

New technique to measure film thickness in tribological experiments is presented in the current study. the technique is based on strain gauges circuit fixed on a lever of the block on ring (bor) machine. conversion of strain gauge readings was made to determine the film thickness values. for testing purposes,experiments were conducted using the new machine to investigate the wear performance of glass/polyester composites. the tests were performed against aluminium counterface at different applied loads (0.5 n to 3 n) for 10 minutes sliding time under wet contact conditions. from the results,the new technique highly assisted to analysis the tribological results. the sem showed different damage features. © school of engineering,taylor's university.