Wear mechanism of SiC whisker-reinforced 2024 aluminum alloy matrix composites in oscillating sliding wear tests

Mingwu Bai, Qunji Xue, Xiue Wang, Yong Wan, Weiming Liu

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Abstract

The friction and wear behavior of 2024 aluminum alloy reinforced with 15 vol.% SiC whiskers against 52100 steel was investigated in a oscillating sliding wear tester at ambient condition. The Al-SiC composites exhibited better wear resistance than the 2024-Al alloy under the same test conditions. With increasing load, the Al-SiC composites exhibited high friction coefficient. The debris of steel/Al alloy pair was mainly aluminum oxide, while the debris of steel/Al-SiC composite pair was mainly ferrite oxide. The predominant wear mechanisms of Al-SiC composites are delamination and adhesion at low load, ploughing and oxidation at high load.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-202
Number of pages6
JournalWear
Volume185
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aluminum
  • Metal matrix composite
  • Wear

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