Selection of material for facing drive drum of belt conveyor

It is known that conveyor operates in chemically aggressive and abrasive environments; for this reason the drive drum of belt conveyor wears out rather rapidly. It is noted that the lining of the conveyor drum increases coefficient of friction between the conveyor drum and the conveyor belt, reduces the belt wear rate, and also protects against corrosion and abrasive wear. The plot of the PU-60 polyurethane wear rate as function of load when rolling on steel is presented. It is noted that increasing the load increases the strength of adhesive junction between steel and polyurethane rollers; friction wear causes fatigue failure of surface layers of the materials. Besides, the plot of the PU-80 polyurethane wear rate as function of load when rolling on steel is presented. The plot of the polyurethanes wear rate as function of hardness of polyurethane is presented, which shows that the lowest wear rate is demonstrated by the hardest polyure-thane, PU-80. The bar chart of static friction coefficient for PU-60 and PU-80 polyurethanes demonstrates that the optimal material for lining the drive drum of a conveyor belt is PU-80...