In the present study, tribological test is designed well considering the fresh contact of materials with tool and at conditions (load, speed) typical for stamping. The designed tribological tests are executed on four different grades of electrical steels being stamped in automobile companies. Several grades of electrical steels were tested against wear tester replicating the contact conditions experienced in stamping. Tribological behaviour of electrical steels shows dependency on their mechanical behaviour. Material removal mechanisms like smoothing leads to lower friction however spalling and micro-cracking led to higher wear for steel.
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