R. N. Rao and S. L. Tulasi Devi
Wear Regimes of AlCuMg Matrix Composites
601 - 605
2013
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International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1049
https://publications.waset.org/vol/76
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Tribological behavior and wear regimes of ascast
and heattreted AlCuMg matrix composites containing SiC
particles were studied using a pinondisc wear testing apparatus
against an EN32 steel counterface giving emphasis on wear rate as
a function of applied pressures (0.2, 0.6, 1.0 and 1.4 MPa) at
different sliding distances (1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 and 5000
meters) and at a fixed sliding speed of 3.35ms. The results showed
that the composite exhibited lower wear rate than that of the matrix
alloy and the wear rate of the composites is noted to be invariant to
the sliding distance and is reducing by heat treatment. Wear
regimes such as low, mild and severe wear were observed as per the
Archards wear calculations. It is very interesting to note that the
mild wear is almost constant in all the wear regimes.
Open Science Index 76, 2013