Experimental Investigation of Surface Modification on Copper (Cu) with Pen-Shaped Plasma Torch

Authors

  • Amitkumar R. Patel Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gujarat Technological University, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
  • Ajitkumar N. Shukla Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, R.K. University, Bhavnagar Highway, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37591/joeam.v9i1.390

Keywords:

Plasma torch, non-thermal plasma, pen-shaped, surface modification

Abstract

The paper presents an experimental investigation on surface modification of copper (Cu) material by plasma treatment using pen-shaped plasma torch. Plasma is used for a variety of industrial applications like surface modifications, surface activation, and surface treatment for coating technology. The plasma device construction here is simple and effective. This development was required because available device is not useful for practical applications due to limited effective surface treating area. In this context, the paper investigates surface modification property of newly designed pen-shaped plasma torch. To validate this, experiment is carried out with designed pen-shaped plasma torch for investigating the behaviour of the generated plasma for the surface modification on copper material. After plasma treatment, lubrication fluid retaining ability of the copper material is improved significantly. The hardness of the copper material is also increased from 49 to 75 Vickers due to hardening surface reaction by plasma treatment.

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Patel Amitkumar R, Shukla Ajitkumar N. Experimental Investigation of Surface Modification on Copper (Cu) with Pen-Shaped Plasma Torch. Journal of Experimental & Applied Mechanics. 2018; 9(1):

 

Author Biography

  • Amitkumar R. Patel, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gujarat Technological University, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
    Gujarat Technological University, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad 382424, Gujarat, India

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Published

2018-06-12

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2018)

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Research Article

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