METAL : Jurnal Sistem Mekanik dan Termal
Vol 7, No 2 (2023): Jurnal Sistem Mekanik dan Termal (METAL)

Observation of Wear Characteristic on Razor Blades with Different Materials and Lubricants

Dedison Gasni (Universitas Andalas)
Haznam Putra (Universitas Andalas)
Muhammad Azam (Universitas Andalas)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2023

Abstract

Wear of razor blades often occurs when a man shaves his facial. In this paper, the observation of wear characteristic with different types of material and lubricant is investigated. The experiment was conducted on 6 students of the Mechanical Engineering study program with uniform beards and mustaches for 6 weeks. Each week, the wear from the surface of each blade was observed using an optical microscope. Two types of razors were investigared with different materials based on the price, which are consisted of cheap razor (type-A) and expensive razor (type-B), each of which has 3 blades. There were three types of lubricants used, namely: water, liquid soap, and foam. The result shows that type-B razor is better than type-B razor because the material has a high carbon content based on chemical content from testing with Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX). Foam lubricant can slow down the wear on razor blades. The 1st blade razor wears out faster than the 2nd and 3rd bladem, respectively.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

metal

Publisher

Subject

Automotive Engineering Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Materials Science & Nanotechnology Mechanical Engineering

Description

METAL: Jurnal Sistem Mekanik dan Termal translated as METAL: Journal of Systems in Mechanical and Thermal is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal published by Mechanical Engineering Department of Engineering Faculty at Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia. The journal focused on the mechanics and ...