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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 197-202 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Wear |
Volume | 185 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aluminum
- Metal matrix composite
- Wear