Assessment of the LCPC abrasiveness test from the view of material science / Bewertung des LCPC-Abrasivitätstests aus werkstofftechnischer Sicht
Author(s): |
Jakob Küpferle
Arne Röttger Michael Alber Werner Theisen |
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Medium: | journal article |
Language(s): | English, German |
Published in: | Geomechanics and Tunnelling, 2015, n. 3, v. 8 |
Page(s): | 211-220 |
DOI: | 10.1002/geot.201500002 |
Abstract: |
The abrasiveness of crushed rock is determined in the design phase of a tunnelling project to estimate the wear on excavation and boring tools, using for example the LCPC abrasiveness test. Considered from the point of view of material science, there are problems with the validity of such an index value since important tribological factors, like for example the internal structure of the sample impeller (size, phase composition) are not considered in the current testing standard (AFNOR P18-579). In this investigation, LCPC tests were performed with impellers of various steels of the same and different hardnesses against two abrasives (Mohs hardness 7, 9) in order to determine the influence of the internal structure and the associated tribo-mechanical properties on the LCPC index value (ABR). In addition to the material hardness required by the standard (60 to 75 HRB ≈ 105 to 140 HV 10 according to DIN EN ISO 18265-2013), sample materials with higher hardness values were also used in order to extend the basis of the LCPC abrasiveness index to these practically applicable material groups. The results make clear that awareness has to be raised regarding the materials used for the LCPC test. An abrasive can be classified differently just by using various materials of the same hardness. In order to obtain reliable and reproducible index values for the abrasiveness of crushed rock, it is necessary to consider the influence of materials in future recommendations for the LCPC. |
Keywords: |
wear predicition LCPC abrasivity soft soil wear prognosis
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