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A slurry whirling arm erosion test ring was constructed and a series of erosion tests and post-erosion analysis were carried out using a paint erosion indication technique. The pattern of the paint removal presented a highly visual and accelerated map for the erosion process and its behavior. Also, the erosion rate of paint removal was investigated under a number of erosion variables. It was observed that the rebounding of the erodent particles from the sample surface play an important role in developing erosion for this tester. The erosion pattern showed that the effect of the rebound particles depends on the impact velocity and impingement angle. It was also observed that the erosion behavior of paint as a function of impingement angle, impact velocity, and erosion time was similar to that reported in literature for engineering materials. The slurry whirling arm erosion tester seems to be promising for simulating the slurry process in real cases. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4001449] Keywords: slurry erosion, erodent-target dynamics, painting, erosion patterns, particles rebound effect

Cavitation erosion pits and their effects on erosion progression were investigated in detail for SUS 304 stainless steel, [alpha] + [beta] brass (60/40), and pure aluminum (Al-99.999 and Al-99.92) by means of vibratory erosion. Two kinds of erosion pits were found on the specimen surfaces, one by microjet impact and the other by shockwave blow. Systematic observations of the feature of micro jet-pits with the testing time showed that the sizes and shapes of micro jet-pits did not change at all and such pits scarcely played an important role in developing the erosion. Moreover, the feature morphology of eroded surfaces, and dislodged particles and their large sizes revealed that microjet-pits had a limited effect on erosion and that the predominant failure was a fatigue process. [DOI: 10.1115/1.3075863] Keywords: vibratory cavitation, cavitation erosion, erosion pit, microjet, shockwave, erosion particles, fatigue

In the present work, the topographical images of slurry erosion surfaces at different impact angles were quantified using fractal analysis. The study showed that the variation of fractal value of slope of linearized power spectral density with the impact angle is largely similar to the relationship between the erosion rate and the impact angle. Both the fractal value and erosion rate were maximum at 45 deg and 90 deg for ductile and brittle materials, respectively. It was found also that the variation of fractal values versus the impact angle has a general trend that does not depend on magnification factor. The fractal features to the eroded surfaces along different directions showed high directionality at oblique impact angle and were symmetrical at normal impact. [DOI: 10.1115/1.3118784] Keywords: slurry erosion, impact angle, fractal, metals, ceramics