A review of wear resistance materials used in power-screw mechanism for aerospace applications

In today’s industrial requirement, good wear resistant materials with the same or better mechanical properties are the need of the hour. In the present paper, an actuator that is used to lift the load is under study. It uses a linear actuation mechanism involving a screw-like motion to lift the loads. It employs a stainless steel of high quality. Since there are various types of wearing involved in the system, choice of the materials becomes the prime factor for determining the maintenance cost and the cycle life of the actuator. There are many research advances made in this field which provides us with the best type of material for its particular type of job. The present paper discusses the materials that could be substituted in place of the existing material choice i.e., in place of AMS5659 and aluminium-bronze. The two materials stated above are known for its superior wear handling and excellent mechanical properties.