The Relationship between Polishing Method and ISE Effect
Jozef Petrík,
Peter Blaško,
Dagmar Draganovská,
Sylvia Kusmierczak,
Marek Šolc,
Miroslava Ťavodová,
Mária Mihaliková
Affiliations
Jozef Petrík
Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Letna 1/9, 04200 Košice, Slovakia
Peter Blaško
Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Letna 1/9, 04200 Košice, Slovakia
Dagmar Draganovská
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Letna 1/9, 04200 Košice, Slovakia
Sylvia Kusmierczak
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, Pasteurova 3334/7, 400 01 Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
Marek Šolc
Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Letna 1/9, 04200 Košice, Slovakia
Miroslava Ťavodová
Faculty of Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, Tomáša Garrigue Masaryka 24, 96001 Zvolen, Slovakia
Mária Mihaliková
Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Letna 1/9, 04200 Košice, Slovakia
The aim of the submitted work is to study the relationship between the method of polishing the metallurgical surface and the indentation size effect (ISE). The material of the sample was annealed 99.5% aluminum. The polishing time ranged between 300 and 3600 s. An aqueous emulsion of aluminum oxide (spineline) and diamond paste were used as the polishing agents. The surface quality of the samples was measured with roughness meters. Applied loads in the micro-hardness test were 0.0981, 0.2452, 0.4904, and 0.9807 N. The effect of polishing on micro-hardness, Meyer’s index n, and ISE characteristics was evaluated using the PSR method and the Hays–Kendall approach. As the polishing time increases, the micro-hardness values decrease, and the value of Meyer’s index n increases from “normal” to neutral, i.e., Kick’s law applies. The finding was confirmed for both of the used polishing agents.
