Pitting corrosion of triggering initial fractures of palm oil screw press machine shafts

• Main Authors: Loganathan T.M., Purbolaksono J., Inayat-Hussain J.I., Muthaiyah G., Wahab N.
• Other Authors: 35362386500
• Format: Article
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Failure analysis; Fatigue analysis; Pitting corrosion; Shaft; Visual inspection; Corrosion fatigue; Induction motors; Inspection; Microscopic examination; Mining; Presses (machine tools); Quality assurance; Vegetable oils; Visual communication; Fatigue endurance limit; Malaysia; Palm oil; Root cause; Screw press; Shaft failure; Shaft material; Shoulder fillet; Surface conditions; Torsional loadings; Pitting

Investigation was carried out following the frequent occurrences of shaft failures in a number of palm oil screw press machines in a Malaysia palm oil mill company. Visual inspection, chemical analysis on the shaft material, fatigue analyses by utilizing traditional method and microscopic examinatio...